Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Fiserv in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.72 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.68. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.96 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on FI. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $222.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Fiserv from $225.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Fiserv from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Fiserv from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $223.17.

Fiserv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FI opened at $204.56 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $209.69 and its 200-day 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 quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.34, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the business’s 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 directly owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at $8,320,644.31. The trade was a 34.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total value of $8,078,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 90,821 shares of company stock worth $18,581,095 in the last three months. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FI. Clean Yield Group grew its position in Fiserv by 431.3% in the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 170 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 95.5% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. 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.