United Services Automobile Association Purchases New Holdings in ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• United Services Automobile Association has acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide, purchasing 6,896 shares valued at approximately $374,000.
• Institutional investors hold 94.74% of ACI Worldwide's stock, indicating strong institutional confidence in the company.
• ACI Worldwide reported earnings of $0.35 per share, exceeding estimates, with revenue of $401.26 million representing a 7.4% year-over-year increase.

United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 6,896 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $374,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACIW. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,000.46. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

ACI Worldwide Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACIW traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $49.59. 677,157 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 766,228. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.92 and a beta of 1.07. ACI Worldwide, Inc. has a one year low of $40.45 and a one year high of $59.71. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $46.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.78.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during 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%.ACI Worldwide's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Zacks Research downgraded ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. 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 report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded 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 given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Company 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.