CW Advisors LLC Buys 5,720 Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC has increased its stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. by 3.6%, purchasing an additional 5,720 shares during the first quarter, which now totals 163,878 shares worth approximately $8.97 million.
• Several other hedge funds have also increased their positions or initiated new investments in ACI Worldwide, with institutional investors owning 94.74% of the company's stock.
• ACI Worldwide recently reported earnings, surpassing estimates with an EPS of $0.35, and forecasts that the company will post an EPS of 2 for the current year.

CW Advisors LLC increased its stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 3.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 163,878 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,720 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.16% of ACI Worldwide worth $8,966,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of ACI Worldwide by 121.3% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 885 shares of the technology company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACIW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, DA Davidson raised ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of ACIW stock opened at $49.31 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $45.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.10. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.45 and a 12 month high of $59.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.The business had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $380.45 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at ACI Worldwide

In related news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $200,970.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 77,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total value of $341,571.12. Following the sale, the director owned 34,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,632,742.24. This trade represents a 17.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

ACI Worldwide Profile

ACI Worldwide, Inc, a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Banks, Merchants, and Billers. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a solution to process credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, deliver digital innovation, and fraud prevention; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution for new payment offering; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments.

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