Fiserv, Inc. $FISV Shares Purchased by Capital World Investors

Key Points

• Capital World Investors raised its Fiserv stake by 35.2% in Q3, buying 6,714,536 shares to hold 25,781,919 shares (about 4.79% of the company) valued at roughly $3.324 billion.
• Other large investors including Norges Bank, Marshall Wace, Barclays, WorldQuant and Baupost also added or initiated sizable positions, leaving institutional investors with about 90.98% ownership of Fiserv.
• Fiserv beat Q results (EPS $1.99 vs. $1.90 est.; revenue $4.90B vs. $4.78B) and set FY2026 guidance of $8.00–$8.30 EPS, though the stock is trading near $61.29 and carries a consensus analyst rating of Hold with a $109.74 target.

Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV - Free Report) by 35.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,781,919 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 6,714,536 shares during the period. Capital World Investors owned about 4.79% of Fiserv worth $3,324,073,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Fiserv during the 2nd quarter worth $1,252,260,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv during the second quarter worth about $356,643,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Fiserv by 116.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,528,906 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $454,982,000 after buying an additional 1,895,349 shares during the period. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Fiserv by 2,134.9% in the second quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 993,068 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $171,215,000 after buying an additional 948,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baupost Group LLC MA purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $154,307,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.98% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FISV has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Fiserv in a report on Monday, January 12th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Fiserv from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down from $75.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Compass Point dropped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $78.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $64.00 target price on Fiserv in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $109.74.

Fiserv Trading Down 2.9%

Shares of NASDAQ FISV opened at $61.29 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $63.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.62. Fiserv, Inc. has a 52-week low of $57.79 and a 52-week high of $227.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.67, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.76.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.09. Fiserv had a return on equity of 18.39% and a net margin of 16.42%.The business had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.51 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Fiserv, Inc. will post 10.23 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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