Ellenbecker Investment Group Buys Shares of 17,304 Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Key Points

• Ellenbecker Investment Group bought a new stake of 17,304 shares of Fiserv in Q4, valued at approximately $1.16 million.
• Fiserv beat expectations in its last quarter with $1.99 EPS (vs. $1.90) and $4.90B revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of 8.00–8.30 EPS (sell-side consensus ~8.12).
• Institutional investors own about 90.98% of Fiserv; analysts’ consensus rating is "Hold" with an average target price of $92.41 while the stock trades near $61.60.

Ellenbecker Investment Group bought a new stake in Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 17,304 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,162,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FISV. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Fiserv by 3,750.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 231 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.98% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FISV shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Fiserv from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Monday, January 12th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $64.00 to $63.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Loop Capital started coverage on Fiserv in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $62.00 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $79.00 to $70.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fiserv currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $92.41.

Fiserv Trading Up 0.5%

FISV opened at $61.60 on Wednesday. Fiserv, Inc. has a 12 month low of $52.91 and a 12 month high of $191.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.72, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $59.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.85.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.09. Fiserv had a return on equity of 18.39% and a net margin of 16.42%.The firm had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.51 EPS. Fiserv's revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Fiserv, Inc. will post 8.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fiserv Company Profile

Fiserv, Inc, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a global provider of financial services technology. The company develops and delivers integrated solutions for payments, processing, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. Serving thousands of clients, Fiserv supports banks, credit unions, securities broker-dealers, leasing and finance companies, and retailers.

Fiserv’s core offerings include account processing systems that automate deposit, lending and transaction processing for financial institutions, as well as digital banking platforms that enable mobile and online banking services.

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