Seaport Res Ptn Expects Stronger Earnings for ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) – Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for ACI Worldwide in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the technology company will earn $2.45 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.44. The consensus estimate for ACI Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for ACI Worldwide’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

ACIW has been the topic of a number of other reports. DA Davidson raised shares of ACI Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ACIW opened at $43.78 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.24 and a beta of 1.06. ACI Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $40.94 and a fifty-two week high of $59.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The technology company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.18. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 16.12% and a return on equity of 20.94%. The business had revenue of $394.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $364.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.10 earnings per share. ACI Worldwide’s revenue was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of ACI Worldwide

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in ACI Worldwide by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,962 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in ACI Worldwide by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,367 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in ACI Worldwide by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 15,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in ACI Worldwide by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,048 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in ACI Worldwide by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,638 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at ACI Worldwide

In related news, Director Mary P. Harman sold 7,194 shares of ACI Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.48, for a total transaction of $341,571.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,632,742.24. The trade was a 17.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Janet O. Estep sold 4,500 shares of ACI Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.66, for a total transaction of $200,970.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 77,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,467,000.46. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide, Inc, a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Banks, Merchants, and Billers. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a solution to process credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, deliver digital innovation, and fraud prevention; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution for new payment offering; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments.