101,148 Shares in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV Purchased by Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A.

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 101,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $6,798,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chicago Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,316,000. AGF Management Ltd. increased its stake in Fiserv by 55.4% during the 3rd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 194,524 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,080,000 after buying an additional 69,383 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S. increased its stake in Fiserv by 256.8% during the 3rd quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 47,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,082,000 after buying an additional 33,949 shares during the period. Vulcan Value Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $103,398,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Fiserv by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 209,775 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,147,000 after buying an additional 25,987 shares during the period. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Fiserv Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FISV opened at $59.05 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $57.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.59. Fiserv, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.17 and a twelve month high of $177.36. The company has a market capitalization of $31.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.80.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Fiserv from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $91.00 price objective (down from $99.00) on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Stephens dropped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $79.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fiserv has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.80.

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.