Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Fiserv Q1 Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Fiserv in a report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff forecasts that the business services provider will earn $2.08 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $225.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.99 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on FI. Compass Point assumed coverage on Fiserv in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $278.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Fiserv from $187.00 to $226.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Fiserv from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three research 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $221.38.

Fiserv Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE FI traded up $2.08 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $203.84. The stock had a trading volume of 219,672 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,530,676. The firm has a market cap of $115.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.93. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $131.41 and a fifty-two week high of $223.23. 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 company’s 50-day simple moving average is $206.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.31.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $2.30 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. The company’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.96 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Heidi Miller sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.13, for a total value of $6,033,900.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 33,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,684,555.55. This trade represents a 47.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 235,821 shares of company stock valued at $44,299,745 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fiserv

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC raised its stake in Fiserv by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,442,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,696,341,000 after acquiring an additional 1,427,664 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,173,941 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,069,204,000 after acquiring an additional 64,332 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Fiserv by 1.9% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,612,789 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $687,489,000 after acquiring an additional 85,598 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth $764,543,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Fiserv by 8.2% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,960,012 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $441,173,000 after purchasing an additional 225,159 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.98% 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.