Fiserv (NYSE:FI) Issues Earnings Results

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The business services provider reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.03, Zacks reports. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.22% and a return on equity of 17.10%. Fiserv updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.100-10.300 EPS.

Fiserv Price Performance

Fiserv stock traded up $15.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $229.32. The company had a trading volume of 1,837,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,468,301. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $208.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.25. The company has a market cap of $130.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $137.13 and a fifty-two week high of $231.21.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.61, for a total value of $4,468,394.81. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at $8,320,644.31. This represents a 34.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on FI. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $183.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup raised their price target on Fiserv from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Compass Point initiated coverage on Fiserv in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $190.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $255.00 target price on shares of Fiserv in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $224.00.

About Fiserv

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.