Seaport Res Ptn Raises Earnings Estimates for ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for ACI Worldwide in a report issued on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the technology company will earn $2.80 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.77. The consensus estimate for ACI Worldwide's current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for ACI Worldwide's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The technology company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $394.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $364.36 million. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 20.94% and a net margin of 16.12%. ACI Worldwide's quarterly revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Stephens upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday. 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 report on Tuesday, May 27th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ACIW traded up $1.58 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $45.84. 403,703 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 726,042. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $46.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.56. The company has a market cap of $4.81 billion, a PE ratio of 18.03 and a beta of 1.06. ACI Worldwide has a twelve month low of $40.94 and a twelve month high of $59.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total transaction of $341,571.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,632,742.24. This represents a 17.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total value of $200,970.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 77,631 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,000.46. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of ACI Worldwide

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,863,463 shares of the technology company's stock worth $719,652,000 after acquiring an additional 189,980 shares during the period. Hood River Capital Management LLC increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 3,374,507 shares of the technology company's stock worth $175,171,000 after purchasing an additional 100,311 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,962,449 shares of the technology company's stock worth $154,095,000 after buying an additional 459,821 shares in the last quarter. North Reef Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. North Reef Capital Management LP now owns 2,141,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $111,139,000 after buying an additional 331,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 14,278 shares during the period. 94.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.