ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) Receives $60.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the four research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Stephens upgraded ACI Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Zacks Research cut ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on ACI Worldwide from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of ACI Worldwide stock opened at $52.36 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.64. ACI Worldwide has a 1-year low of $40.45 and a 1-year high of $59.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.The business had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.45 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that ACI Worldwide will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of ACI Worldwide

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACIW. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in ACI Worldwide by 106.3% in the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 627 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in ACI Worldwide by 68.5% in the second quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 733 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.74% of the company’s stock.

ACI Worldwide Company Profile

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.