ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

ACIW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th.

ACI Worldwide Stock Down 2.6%

ACIW stock opened at $51.01 on Friday. ACI Worldwide has a 52 week low of $40.45 and a 52 week high of $59.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $5.26 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52 and a beta of 1.05.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.45 million. ACI Worldwide had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 19.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ACI Worldwide will post 2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the second quarter valued at approximately $47,641,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ACI Worldwide by 132.9% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,571,363 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $85,986,000 after acquiring an additional 896,564 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide during the 1st quarter valued at $25,267,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in ACI Worldwide by 32.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,662,130 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $76,308,000 after acquiring an additional 410,423 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in ACI Worldwide by 305.1% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 433,783 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $19,915,000 after purchasing an additional 326,699 shares in the last quarter. 94.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.