Analysts Set Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) Target Price at $76.77

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-five research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-six have assigned a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $76.5667.

FISV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Fiserv from $75.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $91.00 target price (down from $99.00) on shares of Fiserv in a report on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $60.00 price target (down from $70.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, UBS Group set a $65.00 price target on Fiserv and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Fiserv Stock Performance

Shares of FISV stock opened at $51.02 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $52.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.82. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $47.04 and a 12 month high of $144.05.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.46% and a net margin of 15.17%.The company had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv’s revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Fiserv will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In other Fiserv news, CFO Paul M. Todd bought 10,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $49.70 per share, with a total value of $499,982.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,150,117.90. The trade was a 5.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FISV. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 2nd quarter worth $55,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fiserv Company Profile

Fiserv, Inc, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a global provider of financial services technology. The company develops and delivers integrated solutions for payments, processing, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. Serving thousands of clients, Fiserv supports banks, credit unions, securities broker-dealers, leasing and finance companies, and retailers.

Fiserv’s core offerings include account processing systems that automate deposit, lending and transaction processing for financial institutions, as well as digital banking platforms that enable mobile and online banking services.