Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of Fiserv Q2 Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 earnings 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 $2.48 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.45. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.35 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Fiserv from $214.00 to $239.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Fiserv from $208.00 to $231.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group increased their price target on Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $183.00 to $224.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Fiserv from $186.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $224.00.

Fiserv Price Performance

FI traded up $1.70 on Thursday, hitting $205.95. 1,427,018 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,299,984. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $136.48 and a 12 month high of $223.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.62, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50-day moving average of $209.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $186.07.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.90 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.96 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC increased its position in Fiserv by 17.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,442,476 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,696,341,000 after purchasing an additional 1,427,664 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,612,789 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $687,489,000 after acquiring an additional 85,598 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Capital LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv in the third quarter worth about $764,543,000. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in shares of Fiserv by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 2,171,391 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $323,624,000 after purchasing an additional 52,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Fiserv by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,685,157 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $302,737,000 after purchasing an additional 48,413 shares during the period. 90.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of Fiserv 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 owns 38,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,320,644.31. The trade was a 34.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Heidi Miller sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.13, for a total transaction of $6,033,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,684,555.55. The trade was a 47.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 90,821 shares of company stock valued at $18,581,095. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.