ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW Shares Sold by Deutsche Bank AG

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 holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 5.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 139,758 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 8,547 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.13% of ACI Worldwide worth $7,646,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of ACI Worldwide by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 253,061 shares of the technology company's stock worth $13,136,000 after purchasing an additional 26,888 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 4,756.7% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 18,601 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 18,218 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 558,040 shares of the technology company's stock worth $30,530,000 after acquiring an additional 12,534 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 24.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the technology company's stock worth $179,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 267.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 563,335 shares of the technology company's stock worth $29,243,000 after acquiring an additional 410,142 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.74% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 transaction of $341,571.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 34,388 shares in the company, valued at $1,632,742.24. This represents a 17.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, 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 value of $200,970.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson raised ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of ACI Worldwide stock traded down $0.1820 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $47.0680. 238,982 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 747,888. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.86 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. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.03 and a 200-day moving average of $49.20. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 52-week low of $40.45 and a 52-week high of $59.71.

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

About ACI Worldwide

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.