Wellington Management Group LLP Acquires Shares of 194,190 ACI Worldwide, Inc. $ACIW

Key Points

• Wellington Management Group LLP acquired 194,190 shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc., valued at approximately $10.6 million, representing a 0.18% ownership stake in the company as of the latest reporting period.
• Other institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and Bank of America Corp DE, have also significantly increased their holdings in ACI Worldwide, indicating strong interest among hedge funds in this technology firm.
• ACI Worldwide reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, and set a Q3 2025 EPS guidance, reflecting a solid financial performance despite having a net margin of 14.76%.

Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 194,190 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $10,624,000. Wellington Management Group LLP owned about 0.18% of ACI Worldwide as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide during the first quarter worth $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide during the first quarter worth $39,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new stake in ACI Worldwide during the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in ACI Worldwide by 121.3% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 885 shares of the technology company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

ACI Worldwide Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ ACIW traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $49.35. 789,286 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 938,604. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.90. The firm has a market cap of $5.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $401.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.45 million. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. ACI Worldwide's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that ACI Worldwide, Inc. will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at ACI Worldwide

In other news, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $200,970.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 77,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,467,000.46. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $1,632,742.24. This trade represents a 17.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACIW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target 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. Zacks Research downgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. DA Davidson raised ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, July 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

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.