Deutsche Bank AG Trims Stock Holdings in ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank AG reduced its stake in ACI Worldwide by 5.8%, selling 8,547 shares and currently holding 139,758 shares valued at approximately $7.65 million.
• ACI Worldwide reported $0.35 earnings per share for the latest quarter, surpassing expectations of $0.27 and demonstrating a 7.4% year-over-year revenue increase to $401.26 million.
• Multiple hedge funds, including Hohimer Wealth Management and Snowden Capital Advisors, have increased their holdings in ACI Worldwide, reflecting strong institutional interest in the company.

Deutsche Bank AG trimmed its stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 5.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 139,758 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 8,547 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.13% of ACI Worldwide worth $7,646,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

ACI Worldwide stock traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $47.09. 823,943 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 946,337. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a PE ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 12-month low of $40.45 and a 12-month high of $59.71. The business's 50-day moving average is $45.02 and its 200-day moving average is $49.17.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $380.45 million. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.ACI Worldwide's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Transactions at ACI Worldwide

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

ACI Worldwide Company 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.