Kopion Asset Management LLC Sells 17,799 Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Kopion Asset Management LLC reduced its stock position in ACI Worldwide by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter, resulting in ownership of 80,871 shares valued at approximately $3.71 million.
• ACI Worldwide reported a Q2 earnings per share of $0.35, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.27, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 7.4%.
• As of the latest reporting, 94.74% of ACI Worldwide's stock is held by institutional investors, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.

Kopion Asset Management LLC reduced its position in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 80,871 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 17,799 shares during the quarter. ACI Worldwide makes up 2.5% of Kopion Asset Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Kopion Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of ACI Worldwide worth $3,713,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter worth $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at $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 grew its position in ACI Worldwide by 121.3% in the first 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. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACIW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report 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 objective for the company in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of ACIW traded down $0.44 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $50.69. The stock had a trading volume of 324,980 shares, compared to its average volume of 764,947. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 52 week low of $40.45 and a 52 week high of $59.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $46.74 and a 200 day moving average of $48.71. The company has a market cap of $5.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.39 and a beta of 1.07.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.08. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. 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 prior year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.