Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) Stock Rating Upgraded by Barclays

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) was upgraded by investment analysts at Barclays to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on FISV. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Fiserv from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $56.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of Fiserv from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $46.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Fiserv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their target price on Fiserv from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $77.33.

Fiserv Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FISV opened at $51.65 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.54 billion, a PE ratio of 8.75, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $53.47 and its 200 day moving average is $58.96. Fiserv has a fifty-two week low of $47.04 and a fifty-two week high of $171.07. 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 (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.17% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The company had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv’s revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Fiserv will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Fiserv

In related news, CFO Paul M. Todd purchased 10,060 shares of Fiserv stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were bought at an average price of $49.70 per share, with a total value of $499,982.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,150,117.90. This represents a 5.78% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv during the second quarter worth approximately $55,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fiserv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Fiserv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter around a possible sale of Fiserv’s STAR debit network to a consortium of large U.S. banks is boosting sentiment, since proceeds could help fund growth initiatives and reduce concern about the company’s slower legacy businesses.
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent analyst notes have kept a constructive tone on the stock, with Barclays initiating coverage and JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley maintaining hold-style ratings, suggesting Wall Street sees some upside from the asset-sale story even as risks remain.
• Neutral Sentiment: Separate commentary pieces described Fiserv as a “fallen compounder” and a fintech leader, but these were largely perspective pieces rather than new fundamentals, so their impact on the stock is likely limited.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution remains elevated after Fiserv’s president, Dhivya Suryadevara, resigned this week, adding to leadership turnover and raising execution concerns for the market.
• Negative Sentiment: J.P. Morgan also lowered its price target on Fiserv and kept a neutral/hold stance, reinforcing concerns about near-term growth and operational uncertainty despite the potential benefit from a network sale.

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.