Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Fiserv’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FI)

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Fiserv in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.17. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.55 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on FI. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $183.00 to $222.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $190.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $235.91.

Fiserv Stock Down 0.5 %

Fiserv stock opened at $230.18 on Friday. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $142.14 and a fifty-two week high of $233.26. 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 50 day moving average price of $208.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $192.78. The company has a market capitalization of $130.95 billion, a PE ratio of 44.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FI. Valley National Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the third quarter valued at $40,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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.