Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on ACI Worldwide, Inc.'s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:ACIW)

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of ACI Worldwide in a report released on Monday, April 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for ACI Worldwide's current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for ACI Worldwide's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 29th. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $477.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $476.43 million. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 8.37% and a return on equity of 16.30%. ACI Worldwide's revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on ACIW. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $39.00 price target on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. TheStreet upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a "c" rating to a "b-" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Friday, March 8th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Friday, March 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ACI Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $39.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of ACI Worldwide stock traded down $0.10 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $31.40. 527,743 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 573,125. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.29 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $31.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.39. ACI Worldwide has a 1-year low of $19.56 and a 1-year high of $33.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACIW. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 456.9% in the 1st quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 2,094,892 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $56,520,000 after acquiring an additional 1,718,703 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of ACI Worldwide by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,204,817 shares of the technology company's stock worth $404,067,000 after buying an additional 1,228,384 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $37,509,000. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of ACI Worldwide by 85.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,246,479 shares of the technology company's stock worth $51,669,000 after buying an additional 1,035,332 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado increased its position in shares of ACI Worldwide by 9,610.9% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 907,098 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,757,000 after buying an additional 897,757 shares during the period. 94.74% of the stock is currently 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.