ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Saturday morning.

ACIW has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. DA Davidson set a $66.00 price target on shares of ACI Worldwide in a report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of ACI Worldwide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $66.00.

ACI Worldwide Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of ACIW stock opened at $53.67 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.37 and a 200 day moving average of $45.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.53. ACI Worldwide has a 1-year low of $38.05 and a 1-year high of $61.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.46 billion, a PE ratio of 24.62 and a beta of 0.97.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.16. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 17.62% and a net margin of 12.40%.The business had revenue of $425.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $410.08 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ACI Worldwide will post 2.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ACI Worldwide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ACIW. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ACI Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $823,821,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide during the second quarter valued at approximately $5,600,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide during the second quarter valued at approximately $50,622,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of ACI Worldwide during the second quarter valued at approximately $311,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in ACI Worldwide in the second quarter worth $154,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting ACI Worldwide

Here are the key news stories impacting ACI Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ACI Worldwide reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.54 per share, well above the $0.30 analyst consensus and up from $0.35 a year earlier. Revenue rose 7.3% year over year to $430.42 million, broadly matching the $430.60 million consensus. ACI Worldwide Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its full-year 2026 outlook and reaffirmed expected revenue of approximately $1.9 billion, signaling confidence in continued demand for the company’s payment software and services. ACI Worldwide Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability improved substantially compared with last year, while the earnings presentation highlighted the quarter’s operating performance and updated guidance. ACI Worldwide 2026 Q2 Results Earnings Call Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum-focused analysis remains favorable, pointing to ACIW’s earnings strength, positive revenue trend and recent stock performance; however, this is a quantitative screen rather than a new company catalyst. Why ACI Worldwide Is a Great Momentum Stock to Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $417 million to $427 million is below the $472.1 million consensus estimate cited in the company update. That apparent shortfall may be driving selling pressure, even though full-year guidance was maintained or raised. ACI Worldwide Quarterly Earnings Results

About ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) is a global software company that provides electronic payment and banking solutions to financial institutions, merchants and billers. The company’s platforms enable real-time processing of credit, debit, ACH, bill payments, faster payments and money transfers, as well as integrated fraud prevention services. Headquartered in Naples, Florida, ACI serves clients across banking, payments and commerce sectors worldwide.

ACI’s modular suite of applications can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud or in hybrid environments to meet diverse operational needs.