44,184 Shares in ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW Bought by UniSuper Management Pty Ltd

Key Points

• UniSuper Management Pty Ltd acquired 44,184 shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. valued at approximately $2.4 million during the first quarter, indicating growing institutional interest in the technology firm.
• ACI Worldwide reported a EPS of $0.35 for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations and achieving a 7.4% year-over-year revenue increase.
• The company's stock has recently faced a downgrade from "strong-buy" to "hold" by analysts, with a consensus target price of $60.00 as three analysts maintain a "Buy" rating.

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 44,184 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,417,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ACIW. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 485 shares during the period. 94.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at ACI Worldwide

In related news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 77,631 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,000.46. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

ACI Worldwide Trading Up 0.3%

ACIW traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $50.28. The stock had a trading volume of 77,033 shares, compared to its average volume of 762,757. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $46.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.22 and a beta of 1.07. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a 1-year low of $40.45 and a 1-year high of $59.71.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 earned $0.47 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ACIW. Zacks Research lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Stephens upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.