B. Riley Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Research analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Fiserv in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.26. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.88 EPS.

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

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on FI. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Compass Point started coverage on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $278.00 price objective on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $190.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Two investment 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $235.91.

Fiserv Trading Down 0.5 %

Fiserv stock opened at $230.18 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $208.82 and its 200-day moving average is $192.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. Fiserv has a 1 year low of $142.14 and a 1 year high of $233.26. The company has a market cap of $130.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.27, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Soros Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Fiserv by 71.7% in the third quarter. Soros Capital Management LLC now owns 54,797 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,844,000 after acquiring an additional 22,884 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank grew its position in Fiserv by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 123,353 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,339,000 after purchasing an additional 6,072 shares in the last quarter. Chiron Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv during the third quarter valued at approximately $4,709,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in Fiserv by 170.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 6,839 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,405,000 after purchasing an additional 4,310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. purchased a new position in Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $97,254,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In other news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.61, for a total value of $4,468,394.81. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.75% 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.