Seaport Res Ptn Expects Lower Earnings for ACI Worldwide

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has reduced its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for ACI Worldwide from $0.96 to $0.94.
• ACI Worldwide reported a quarterly EPS of $0.35, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.27, with revenues of $401.26 million.
• Currently, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" among analysts, with an average price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for ACI Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.94 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.96. The consensus estimate for ACI Worldwide's current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share.

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.

ACIW has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Zacks Research cut ACI Worldwide from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ACI Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:ACIW opened at $51.00 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company has a market cap of $5.26 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52 and a beta of 1.05. ACI Worldwide has a 52-week low of $40.45 and a 52-week high of $59.71. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.53.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACIW. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in ACI Worldwide during the 4th quarter worth $242,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $202,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 24.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,266 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $179,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 36.2% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 24,806 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 6,588 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company's stock.

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.

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