Wells Fargo & Company Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) Stock Price

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) had its price objective decreased by Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $62.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 15.03% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Fiserv from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Fiserv in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Fiserv from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Tigress Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Fiserv in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Fiserv from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fiserv presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.55.

Fiserv Stock Down 3.0%

NASDAQ:FISV opened at $53.90 on Friday. Fiserv has a twelve month low of $52.91 and a twelve month high of $227.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $60.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.13.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.09. Fiserv had a return on equity of 18.39% and a net margin of 16.42%.The company had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Fiserv will post 10.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Fiserv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clear Street LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Fiserv by 3,750.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 231 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Fiserv

Here are the key news stories impacting Fiserv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic expansion — Fiserv announced its largest agent bank partnership with Western Alliance Bank and is hiring senior payments/embedded‑finance leaders from J.P. Morgan, which supports longer‑term merchant technology growth and AI initiatives. This could underpin revenue diversification if execution succeeds. Fiserv Reshapes Fintech Role With Western Alliance Deal And JP Morgan Hires
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo cut its price target to $62 and set an “equal weight” rating — a downgrade in expected upside but still implies modest upside from current levels; the move signals tempered expectations but not a sell signal. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James downgraded Fiserv to Market Perform (from Outperform), citing fintech multiple compression across the sector — analyst downgrades increase selling pressure and can accelerate multiple contraction. Raymond James downgrades GPN and FISV amid fintech multiple compression
• Negative Sentiment: Investor letter flags guidance and accounting concerns — Renaissance’s Large Cap Growth strategy named Fiserv its biggest detractor after lowered guidance and accounting questions, which raises short‑term confidence risk among institutional holders. Fiserv (FISV) Became the Biggest Detractor After Lowered Guidance and Accounting Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Media/analyst commentary points to sustained growth slowdown — coverage notes Fiserv is set for a third consecutive month in the red and that valuation now reflects a materially slower growth outlook, pressuring sentiment until clear reacceleration or margin gains appear. Fiserv heads for third month in the red

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a global provider of financial services technology. The company develops and delivers integrated solutions for payments, processing, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. Serving thousands of clients, Fiserv supports banks, credit unions, securities broker-dealers, leasing and finance companies, and retailers.

Fiserv’s core offerings include account processing systems that automate deposit, lending and transaction processing for financial institutions, as well as digital banking platforms that enable mobile and online banking services.