William Blair Comments on Fiserv’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:FI)

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Fiserv in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 8th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $10.16 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $10.23. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $10.23 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 26th. The business services provider reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter. Fiserv had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 19.69%.

FI has been the topic of several other research reports. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fiserv in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Fiserv from $225.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $192.00 to $149.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt raised shares of Fiserv from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $202.73.

Fiserv Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE:FI opened at $124.00 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.70, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $132.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.65. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $121.40 and a 12 month high of $238.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FI. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Fiserv by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $610,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Fiserv by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Fiserv by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 40,454 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,975,000 after purchasing an additional 3,097 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Fiserv by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 74,674 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $16,490,000 after purchasing an additional 3,809 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Fiserv in the 2nd quarter worth $1,034,000. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Fiserv Company Profile

Fiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.