Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-six research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $207.25.
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on FI shares. Barclays upped their price target on Fiserv from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. B. Riley upped their target price on Fiserv from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $186.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $177.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Fiserv from $178.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 67.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,251,722 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $519,690,000 after buying an additional 1,306,901 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its stake in Fiserv by 7.4% during the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 18,840,137 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,011,031,000 after purchasing an additional 1,303,078 shares during the period. Maj Invest Holding A S acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth about $172,993,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv in the second quarter valued at approximately $105,031,000. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 1,238.6% in the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 603,887 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $108,488,000 after purchasing an additional 558,774 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.
Fiserv Price Performance
Shares of NYSE FI opened at $210.70 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $119.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.52, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $187.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.39. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $118.42 and a 12 month high of $212.84.
Fiserv (NYSE:FI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $5.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.22% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.96 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Fiserv will post 8.77 EPS for the current year.
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.
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