Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.24 in relation to its previous close of 185.42. However, the company has experienced a 2.97% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-03 that Fiserv (FI) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Is It Worth Investing in Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) Right Now?
Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 32.08x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.93. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 6 as “sell.”
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The public float for FI is 571.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.54% of that float. On October 08, 2024, the average trading volume of FI was 2.40M shares.
FI’s Market Performance
FI’s stock has seen a 2.97% increase for the week, with a 8.80% rise in the past month and a 22.43% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.40% for Fiserv, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.27% for FI’s stock, with a 20.21% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FI stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for FI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FI in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $203 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FI reach a price target of $200. The rating they have provided for FI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 28th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to FI, setting the target price at $180 in the report published on June 12th of the current year.
FI Trading at 8.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.27%, as shares surge +7.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.66% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FI rose by +2.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $178.03. In addition, Fiserv, Inc. saw 39.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FI starting from Bisignano Frank, who sale 145,000 shares at the price of $177.37 back on Sep 20 ’24. After this action, Bisignano Frank now owns 2,965,084 shares of Fiserv, Inc., valued at $25,718,036 using the latest closing price.
FRANK J BISIGNANO, the Director of Fiserv, Inc., proposed sale 145,000 shares at $178.78 during a trade that took place back on Sep 20 ’24, which means that FRANK J BISIGNANO is holding shares at $25,923,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fiserv, Inc. stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.87, with 4.04 for asset returns.
Based on Fiserv, Inc. (FI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.78 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To sum up, Fiserv, Inc. (FI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
