Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.000-8.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.140. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Fiserv Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ FISV opened at $47.30 on Wednesday. Fiserv has a 12-month low of $47.04 and a 12-month high of $177.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a PE ratio of 8.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.46% and a net margin of 15.17%.Fiserv’s revenue 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, analysts expect that Fiserv will post 8.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FISV has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Fiserv from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Fiserv from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Fiserv in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Fiserv from $79.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.23.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Paul M. Todd acquired 10,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $49.70 per share, for a total transaction of $499,982.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares in the company, valued at $9,150,117.90. The trade was a 5.78% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FISV. Dodge & Cox acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv during the fourth quarter worth $3,323,210,000. State Street Corp acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 4th quarter valued at $1,588,663,000. Amundi purchased a new position in Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth $825,819,000. Morgan Stanley purchased a new position in Fiserv in the 4th quarter worth $798,104,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth about $405,930,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

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.