KeyCorp Comments on Fiserv’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FI)

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Fiserv in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.08 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $225.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.99 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stephens raised shares of Fiserv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $220.00 to $255.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Fiserv from $186.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Fiserv from $220.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped 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. Three 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $222.88.

Fiserv Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE FI opened at $202.26 on Thursday. Fiserv has a 1 year low of $131.41 and a 1 year high of $223.23. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $178.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $115.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.90, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.93.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FI. 1ST Source Bank lifted its position in shares of Fiserv by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 4,760 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $855,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth approximately $218,000. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in Fiserv in the 3rd quarter valued at $193,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth $1,559,000. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Fiserv by 67.4% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 110,567 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $19,863,000 after buying an additional 44,519 shares in the last quarter. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 38,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,320,644.31. This trade represents a 34.94 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $15,386,074.60. The trade was a 34.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 90,821 shares of company stock valued at $18,581,095 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.75% 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.