Seaport Res Ptn Upgrades Fiserv (NYSE:FI) to “Strong-Buy”

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

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on FI. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Fiserv from $222.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Fiserv from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com raised Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Fiserv from $186.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Three 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $223.17.

Fiserv Stock Down 0.2 %

FI opened at $204.12 on Tuesday. Fiserv has a 1-year low of $135.97 and a 1-year high of $223.23. The business has a 50 day moving average of $209.69 and a 200-day moving average of $186.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

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

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In other news, Director Heidi Miller sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total transaction of $8,078,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 76,180 shares in the company, valued at $15,386,074.60. This represents a 34.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 90,821 shares of company stock worth $18,581,095 in the last quarter. 0.75% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clean Yield Group increased its position in shares of Fiserv by 431.3% in the 3rd 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 grew its stake in Fiserv by 42.5% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 95.5% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 260 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

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.