Fiserv (NYSE:FI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 10.150-10.30 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 10.196. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on FI shares. Citigroup cut their price objective on Fiserv from $267.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $254.00 to $232.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Tigress Financial upped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $244.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fiserv currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $209.59.

Fiserv Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of FI stock traded up $1.92 on Friday, hitting $142.00. The stock had a trading volume of 7,781,444 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,408,852. Fiserv has a 12-month low of $128.22 and a 12-month high of $238.59. The business has a 50 day moving average of $165.52 and a 200 day moving average of $195.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $78.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.91.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.43 by $0.04. Fiserv had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 19.69%. The company had revenue of $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.20 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.13 earnings per share. Fiserv's revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Fiserv will post 10.23 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In related news, EVP Andrew Gelb sold 5,652 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $904,320.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,385 shares in the company, valued at $4,061,600. The trade was a 18.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Adam L. Rosman sold 2,512 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.68, for a total transaction of $403,628.16. Following the sale, the insider owned 53,385 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,577,901.80. This trade represents a 4.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.74% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Fiserv stock. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,299 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 116 shares during the quarter. Bison Wealth LLC's holdings in Fiserv were worth $472,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company's stock.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.