MUFG Securities EMEA plc Purchases New Stake in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 22,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,481,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of FISV. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. American National Bank & Trust purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC purchased a new position in Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on FISV shares. Compass Point cut their price target on shares of Fiserv from $78.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Fiserv in a report on Friday, May 15th. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $78.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fiserv presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.80.

Fiserv Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FISV opened at $56.46 on Wednesday. Fiserv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $52.17 and a fifty-two week high of $177.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $57.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $30.11 billion, a PE ratio of 9.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.79.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.46% and a net margin of 15.17%.The company had revenue of $4.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.73 billion. Fiserv’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. Sell-side analysts expect that Fiserv, Inc. will post 8.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Fiserv

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.