Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Forecast for Fiserv Q1 Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Fiserv in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.09. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $2.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.03. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.93% and a net margin of 15.31%.

Several other analysts also recently commented on FI. Stephens increased their target price on shares of Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Sunday, March 23rd. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on Fiserv from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Fiserv from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $145.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Fiserv from $233.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $234.79.

Fiserv Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE FI opened at $208.51 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.68, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $219.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $211.30. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $145.98 and a 12 month high of $238.59.

Fiserv declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 20th that permits the company to buyback 60,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Guy Chiarello sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.55, for a total transaction of $10,599,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 227,711 shares in the company, valued at $53,637,326.05. The trade was a 16.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Fiserv

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FI. Vega Investment Solutions purchased a new position in Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors own 90.98% 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.