Invesco Ltd. Raises Stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in ACI Worldwide by 0.7%, holding approximately $110.93 million or about 1.93% of the company's stock.
• ACI Worldwide reported $0.35 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations of $0.27, with revenue of $401.26 million reflecting a 7.4% year-over-year increase.
• Recent analyst upgrades for ACI Worldwide include a shift to "overweight" from "equal weight" by Stephens, with a target price set at $60.00.

Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 0.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,027,606 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 14,278 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 1.93% of ACI Worldwide worth $110,930,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at ACI Worldwide

In related news, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of ACI Worldwide stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total transaction of $341,571.12. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 34,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,632,742.24. This trade represents a 17.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $200,970.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 77,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,467,000.46. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on ACIW. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson upgraded ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Down 0.5%

NASDAQ ACIW traded down $0.22 on Tuesday, reaching $47.03. 520,777 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 749,771. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.45 and a 12 month high of $59.71. The company has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.84 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48.

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

ACI Worldwide 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.