Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of Fiserv Q1 Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Fiserv in a report released on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.09. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv's current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $2.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.03. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.93% and a net margin of 15.31%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on FI. StockNews.com started coverage on Fiserv in a research note on Sunday, March 23rd. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Fiserv from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered shares of Fiserv from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $145.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $238.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fiserv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $234.79.

Fiserv Trading Up 1.8 %

FI stock traded up $3.85 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $218.14. The stock had a trading volume of 1,829,059 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,715,528. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Fiserv has a twelve month low of $146.25 and a twelve month high of $238.59. The firm has a market cap of $121.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.47, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $218.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jacobi Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Fiserv by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 11,104 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,281,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Fiserv by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,862 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $794,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Fiserv by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 4,109 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $841,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 2,160 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $444,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Fiserv by 3.9% during the first quarter. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Guy Chiarello sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.55, for a total transaction of $10,599,750.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 227,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,637,326.05. This trade represents a 16.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Fiserv declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 20th that allows the company to repurchase 60,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication 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.