Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fiserv in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.17. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.55 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stephens increased their price target on Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $238.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Fiserv from $258.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $232.13.

Fiserv Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE FI opened at $231.05 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $208.61 and a 200-day moving average of $192.51. The company has a market cap of $131.45 billion, a PE ratio of 44.43, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $140.26 and a 12 month high of $232.25.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $2.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.03. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%.

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In other Fiserv news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.61, for a total transaction of $4,468,394.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,320,644.31. The trade was a 34.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.75% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FI. Marshall Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in Fiserv in the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

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.