Fifth Third Bancorp Acquires New Stake in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Key Points

• Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake of 66,418 shares in Fiserv during Q4, valued at about $4.46 million, and overall institutional investors own roughly 90.98% of the stock.
• Analyst sentiment has cooled with several firms cutting price targets (e.g., Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Truist); consensus is an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $92.41.
• Fiserv beat Q4 expectations with $1.99 EPS (vs. $1.90 est.) and $4.90B revenue, provided FY2026 EPS guidance of 8.00–8.30, and trades at a market cap of $33.18B with a PE of 9.8.

Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 66,418 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,461,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Fiserv by 3,750.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 231 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on FISV. Tigress Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Fiserv in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Fiserv from $81.00 to $64.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Fiserv from $79.00 to $70.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 13th. Northcoast Research downgraded Fiserv from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on Fiserv from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $92.41.

Fiserv Stock Performance

Shares of FISV opened at $62.14 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.26 and a 200-day moving average of $67.39. The company has a market cap of $33.18 billion, a PE ratio of 9.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.84. Fiserv, Inc. has a one year low of $52.91 and a one year high of $191.91.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.78 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.51 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Fiserv, Inc. will post 8.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Fiserv 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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