Fiserv (NYSE:FI) Stock Rating Upgraded by Seaport Res Ptn

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) was upgraded by stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on FI. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Fiserv from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Fiserv from $208.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com raised shares of Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $186.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Fiserv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $223.17.

Fiserv Price Performance

Shares of Fiserv stock opened at $204.56 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $116.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $209.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.07. Fiserv has a twelve month low of $135.97 and a twelve month high of $223.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.04. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. The company had revenue of $5.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.96 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Fiserv will post 8.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In other Fiserv news, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total transaction of $8,078,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 76,180 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,386,074.60. The trade was a 34.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 38,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,320,644.31. This trade represents a 34.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 90,821 shares of company stock worth $18,581,095. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Clean Yield Group lifted its stake in Fiserv by 431.3% in the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 170 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 42.5% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Fiserv by 95.5% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 260 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new position in Fiserv in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in Fiserv during the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.