Kopion Asset Management LLC Has $3.71 Million Stock Position in 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 decreased its position in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 80,871 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 17,799 shares during the period. ACI Worldwide makes up 2.5% of Kopion Asset Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Kopion Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of ACI Worldwide worth $3,713,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in ACI Worldwide by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,027,606 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $110,930,000 after acquiring an additional 14,278 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,917,346 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $104,898,000 after purchasing an additional 126,169 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ACI Worldwide by 132.9% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,571,363 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $85,986,000 after purchasing an additional 896,564 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 24.5% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,251,707 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $68,481,000 after buying an additional 246,228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in ACI Worldwide by 9.5% in the 1st quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 1,180,839 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $64,604,000 after buying an additional 102,087 shares during the last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at ACI Worldwide

In other news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $200,970.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 77,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of ACI Worldwide stock opened at $50.15 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.38 and a 200-day moving average of $48.78. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 1-year low of $40.45 and a 1-year high of $59.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a PE ratio of 21.16 and a beta of 1.07.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.45 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACIW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Stephens upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $60.00.

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.

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