Intech Investment Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. by 32.3%, acquiring an additional 17,767 shares, bringing its total ownership to 72,763 shares valued at approximately $3.98 million.
• ACI Worldwide reported a quarterly EPS of $0.35, surpassing analyst expectations by $0.08, along with a 7.4% year-over-year revenue growth to $401.26 million.
• Analysts have mixed sentiments on ACI Worldwide, with Zacks Research and Wall Street Zen downgrading the stock from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating, while Jefferies Financial Group maintained a "buy" rating with a revised price target of $60.00.

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 32.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,763 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 17,767 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned 0.07% of ACI Worldwide worth $3,981,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 121.3% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 885 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Stephens raised shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of ACIW stock traded up $1.18 on Thursday, hitting $50.94. 211,173 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 763,649. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $46.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.73. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.26 billion, a PE ratio of 21.49 and a beta of 1.07. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a twelve month low of $40.45 and a twelve month high of $59.71.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $380.45 million. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. The company's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current 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.