B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for Fiserv Earnings

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – Research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fiserv in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.26. The consensus estimate for Fiserv’s current full-year earnings is $8.77 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fiserv’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.88 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Fiserv from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on Fiserv from $190.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Fiserv from $185.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $232.13.

Fiserv Stock Performance

Shares of FI stock opened at $231.05 on Friday. Fiserv has a 52 week low of $140.26 and a 52 week high of $232.25. The company has a market capitalization of $131.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.43, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $2.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.03. Fiserv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 15.22%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.61, for a total transaction of $4,468,394.81. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,320,644.31. The trade was a 34.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fiserv

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sanders Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fiserv during the third quarter worth $764,543,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Fiserv during the 4th quarter worth $614,982,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Fiserv by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,442,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,696,341,000 after buying an additional 1,427,664 shares during the period. Maj Invest Holding A S bought a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $172,993,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Fiserv by 788.7% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 632,554 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $109,700,000 after buying an additional 561,377 shares during the period. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.