Inspire Investing LLC Sells 21,300 Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC has reduced its stake in ACI Worldwide by 50.7%, owning 20,738 shares valued at approximately $1.14 million after selling 21,300 shares during the 1st quarter.
• ACI Worldwide reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35, surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.27 and achieving a revenue of $401.26 million, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 7.4%.
• Equities analysts have mixed ratings on ACI Worldwide, with majority ratings as a "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $60.00 for the stock.

Inspire Investing LLC reduced its position in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 50.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,738 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 21,300 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in ACI Worldwide were worth $1,135,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ACIW. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in ACI Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased 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 valued at $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 121.3% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 885 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on ACIW. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Stephens upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, July 17th. 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 report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Zacks Research cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ACI Worldwide currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of ACIW traded up $1.34 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $51.10. The company had a trading volume of 245,093 shares, compared to its average volume of 763,730. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.55 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.73. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.08. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.The business had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $380.45 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current year.

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.