The stock price of Fiserv, Inc (NYSE: FI) has jumped by 0.28 compared to previous close of 212.24. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. pymnts.com reported 2025-04-08 that Fiserv says it has acquired payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments and its management platform Glassbox. As the company noted in a Monday (April 7) announcement, Pinch — founded in 2017 and serving roughly 2,000 merchants in Australia and New Zealand — provides tools to facilitate payments more efficiently at scale.
Is It Worth Investing in Fiserv, Inc (NYSE: FI) Right Now?
Fiserv, Inc (NYSE: FI) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.54x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for FI is 0.95. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FI is 554.14M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.63% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FI on April 16, 2025 was 3.28M shares.
FI’s Market Performance
FI’s stock has seen a 8.81% increase for the week, with a -2.44% drop in the past month and a 4.09% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.55% for Fiserv, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.74% for FI’s stock, with a 8.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FI stocks, with Monness Crespi & Hardt repeating the rating for FI by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for FI in the upcoming period, according to Monness Crespi & Hardt is $145 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FI reach a price target of $260. The rating they have provided for FI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 02nd, 2025.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Buy” to FI, setting the target price at $240 in the report published on January 14th of the current year.
FI Trading at -3.84% 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 -10.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.76%, as shares sank -1.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.75% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FI rose by +8.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $214.41. In addition, Fiserv, Inc saw 3.61% 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 Gibbons John, who sale 13,560 shares at the price of $238.15 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Gibbons John now owns 27,602 shares of Fiserv, Inc, valued at $3,229,314 using the latest closing price.
Gibbons John, the Officer of Fiserv, Inc, proposed sale 13,560 shares at $238.15 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Gibbons John is holding shares at $3,229,327 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fiserv, Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 11.00, with 3.73 for asset returns.
Based on Fiserv, Inc (FI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Fiserv, Inc (FI) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
