Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fiserv in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.72 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.68. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $5.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.90 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.96 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on FI. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Fiserv from $180.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Fiserv from $199.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. UBS Group boosted their price target on Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Compass Point began coverage on Fiserv in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $278.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Fiserv from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fiserv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $223.17.

Fiserv Price Performance

NYSE:FI opened at $204.56 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.38 billion, a PE ratio of 39.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.94. Fiserv has a 1-year low of $135.97 and a 1-year high of $223.23. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $209.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the second quarter worth about $60,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 79.2% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 10,395 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,549,000 after purchasing an additional 4,594 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Fiserv by 21.5% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,416 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 959 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Fiserv by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 2,267 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Fiserv by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,960,012 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $441,173,000 after buying an additional 225,159 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Fiserv

In other Fiserv news, Director Doyle Simons sold 40,000 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.97, for a total value of $8,078,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 76,180 shares in the company, valued at $15,386,074.60. The trade was a 34.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Heidi Miller sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.13, for a total value of $6,033,900.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,684,555.55. The trade was a 47.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 90,821 shares of company stock valued at $18,581,095. Company insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

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.