The stock of ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) has seen a -1.83% decrease in the past week, with a 0.13% gain in the past month, and a 7.10% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.63% for ACIW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.18% for ACIW stock, with a simple moving average of 15.38% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: ACIW) Right Now?
ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: ACIW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.88x compared to its average ratio. ACIW has 36-month beta value of 1.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACIW is 103.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.94% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ACIW on January 24, 2025 was 689.01K shares.
ACIW) stock’s latest price update
ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: ACIW)’s stock price has plunge by -0.72relation to previous closing price of 52.88. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -1.83% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-15 that OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced the appointment of Philip Bruno as chief strategy and growth officer. “ACI is executing on the strategy we launched in 2024 to become the global leader in Intelligent Payments Orchestration,” said Thomas Warsop, president and CEO of ACI Worldwide. “The addition of Phil to our already strong executive leadership team is critical to further enhancing our corporate strat.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACIW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACIW stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for ACIW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ACIW in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $60 based on the research report published on November 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to ACIW, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on March 08th of the previous year.
ACIW Trading at -3.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACIW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.89%, as shares sank -1.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.32% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACIW fell by -1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +62.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $52.60. In addition, ACI Worldwide Inc saw 1.14% 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 ACIW starting from Behrens Scott W, who sale 60,749 shares at the price of $55.69 back on Dec 11 ’24. After this action, Behrens Scott W now owns 487,235 shares of ACI Worldwide Inc, valued at $3,382,966 using the latest closing price.
Behrens Scott W, the Officer of ACI Worldwide Inc, proposed sale 60,749 shares at $54.50 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Behrens Scott W is holding shares at $3,310,820 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACIW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for ACI Worldwide Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 17.88, with 7.16 for asset returns.
Based on ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 360.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
To put it simply, ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
