What is B. Riley’s Estimate for Fiserv Q1 Earnings?

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:FI) – B. Riley dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Fiserv in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Fiserv from $214.00 to $239.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Fiserv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Stephens upped their price objective on Fiserv from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Fiserv from $208.00 to $231.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Fiserv from $183.00 to $222.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $232.13.

Fiserv Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of FI opened at $231.05 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $131.45 billion, a PE ratio of 44.43, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. Fiserv has a 1 year low of $140.26 and a 1 year high of $232.25. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $208.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $192.51.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in Fiserv in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fiserv in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in Fiserv during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its position in Fiserv by 42.5% during the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new position in Fiserv in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fiserv news, CAO Kenneth Best sold 20,821 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 38,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,320,644.31. This represents a 34.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.75% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.