Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Fiserv Q2 Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Fiserv in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.44. The consensus estimate for Fiserv's current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Fiserv's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.72 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.83 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on FI. Wall Street Zen initiated coverage on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Sunday, March 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Piper Sandler set a $218.00 price target on Fiserv in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Fiserv from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada set a $237.00 target price on Fiserv in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Fiserv from $265.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fiserv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $224.20.

Fiserv Price Performance

Shares of FI stock traded down $2.32 on Monday, reaching $159.02. The company had a trading volume of 8,355,681 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,069,789. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.17 billion, a PE ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The business's 50-day moving average is $197.21 and its 200 day moving average is $208.97. Fiserv has a one year low of $146.25 and a one year high of $238.59.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%. Fiserv's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.88 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vega Investment Solutions bought a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Fiserv by 3,150.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 130 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company's stock.

Fiserv announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase 60,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.