Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Boosts Stake in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 143,058 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,358 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd’s holdings in Fiserv were worth $18,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of FISV. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Fiserv in the second quarter worth about $1,252,260,000. Amundi increased its holdings in Fiserv by 27.2% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 3,781,665 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $652,148,000 after acquiring an additional 807,916 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Fiserv by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,506,096 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $604,486,000 after acquiring an additional 39,036 shares in the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA raised its stake in Fiserv by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 2,811,906 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $484,801,000 after acquiring an additional 35,524 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Fiserv by 34.7% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,641,827 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $455,478,000 after purchasing an additional 680,743 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

Fiserv Stock Up 0.5%

FISV opened at $69.85 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.97 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Fiserv, Inc. has a 52 week low of $59.56 and a 52 week high of $238.59.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 26th. The business services provider reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $4.32 billion for the quarter. Fiserv had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 17.05%.Fiserv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 8.500-8.600 EPS. Analysts forecast that Fiserv, Inc. will post 10.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Fiserv news, insider Adam L. Rosman purchased 7,900 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $63.19 per share, for a total transaction of $499,201.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 61,285 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,872,599.15. This trade represents a 14.80% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Paul M. Todd acquired 17,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $62.41 per share, with a total value of $1,060,970.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 24,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,526,111.73. The trade was a 228.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought a total of 34,900 shares of company stock valued at $2,211,971 in the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Fiserv

Here are the key news stories impacting Fiserv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Microsoft to accelerate AI adoption — Fiserv announced a strategic collaboration to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure Foundry across its platforms and workforce, which investors view as a catalyst to improve product competitiveness, developer productivity and time-to-market for AI features. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: New merchant analytics product (Unknown Shopper) launched — Fiserv unveiled Unknown Shopper to help merchants better understand in-store customers, expanding its merchant services and data monetization opportunities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Biometric payments added to Clover checkout — Embedding biometric payments into Clover can drive differentiation and increased terminal usage among merchants, supporting revenue expansion in payments hardware/software. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary on valuation and recovery potential — Several pieces assess whether the stock has bottomed and revalue Fiserv after product/AI news; these shape sentiment but don’t change fundamentals immediately. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect a double?digit profit dip in the upcoming quarter — Earnings previews warn of weaker near?term profit, which is the primary downside risk to the rally and could pressure shares when the company reports. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile skepticism and long-term share decline — Negative commentary (e.g., Jim Cramer) and a roughly 60%+ one?year decline highlight investor wariness; the stock still trades well below its 200?day average, signaling persistent risk. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FISV. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Fiserv from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. BTIG Research downgraded shares of Fiserv from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Compass Point lowered Fiserv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $127.50 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Fiserv from $128.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Fiserv from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Fiserv has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $114.42.

Fiserv 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.