Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fiserv in a report released on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will earn $2.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.42. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv's current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.01 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FI. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Fiserv from $267.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Stephens lifted their target price on Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fiserv has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $230.00.

Fiserv Stock Down 0.3 %

Fiserv stock traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $184.65. The stock had a trading volume of 3,470,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,811,543. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $146.25 and a fifty-two week high of $238.59. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $213.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.14 billion, a PE ratio of 34.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.91.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $4.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.93% and a net margin of 15.31%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share.

Fiserv announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 20th that authorizes the company to buyback 60,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Guy Chiarello sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.55, for a total value of $10,599,750.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 227,711 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $53,637,326.05. This represents a 16.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FI. Vega Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company's stock.

Fiserv Company Profile

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.