Fiserv (NYSE:FI) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 EPS

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The business services provider reported $2.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.03, Zacks reports. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. Fiserv updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.100-10.300 EPS.

Fiserv Stock Up 7.0 %

Shares of FI traded up $15.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $229.32. 1,837,868 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,468,301. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $130.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. Fiserv has a twelve month low of $137.13 and a twelve month high of $231.21. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $208.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $192.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In related news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of Fiserv 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at $8,320,644.31. This trade represents a 34.94 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Fiserv from $183.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Fiserv from $222.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on Fiserv from $190.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fiserv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $224.00.

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.