Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV – Free Report) had its price target decreased by Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $62.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an equal weight rating on the business services provider’s stock.
FISV has been the subject of several other research reports. Raymond James Financial downgraded Fiserv from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday. B. Riley Financial cut their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $72.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 23rd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Fiserv from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Fiserv from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.55.
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Fiserv Stock Performance
Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The business services provider reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.09. Fiserv had a return on equity of 18.39% and a net margin of 16.42%.The firm had revenue of $4.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.51 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Analysts expect that Fiserv will post 10.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FISV. Clear Street LLC acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the third quarter worth $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake 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 worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.
Fiserv News Roundup
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
Fiserv Company Profile
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.
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