Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) Receives $82.80 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-seven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-five have given a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $82.2333.

Several research firms recently weighed in on FISV. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Fiserv from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $63.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Fiserv in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv in a report on Wednesday, March 11th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FISV. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $3,507,063,000. Dodge & Cox purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $3,323,210,000. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Fiserv by 35.2% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 25,781,919 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,324,073,000 after buying an additional 6,714,536 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $1,588,663,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth about $854,215,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fiserv Price Performance

FISV opened at $54.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $29.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.23, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $57.49 and a 200 day moving average of $61.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $52.17 and a fifty-two week high of $177.36.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $4.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.17% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The business’s revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Fiserv will post 8.14 EPS for the current year.

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.