Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) Given New $59.00 Price Target at Barclays

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) had its target price upped by analysts at Barclays from $50.00 to $59.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Barclays‘s price objective points to a potential downside of 4.96% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Fiserv from $53.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Fiserv from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group set a $60.00 target price on Fiserv and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $54.00 price target on shares of Fiserv in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Fiserv from $55.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fiserv presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.93.

Fiserv Stock Up 6.3%

Shares of Fiserv stock traded up $3.68 on Wednesday, reaching $62.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,319,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,570,346. Fiserv has a 52 week low of $43.87 and a 52 week high of $70.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $33.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.92, a P/E/G ratio of 5.19 and a beta of 0.85.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The business services provider reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.03. Fiserv had a net margin of 13.42% and a return on equity of 15.80%. The firm had revenue of $4.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Fiserv’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Fiserv will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fiserv

In other Fiserv news, Director Lance Fritz acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $51.95 per share, with a total value of $519,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 27,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,413,403.65. The trade was a 58.12% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FISV. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Fiserv during the second quarter valued at $2,079,711,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Fiserv during the second quarter valued at approximately $178,310,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Fiserv during the second quarter valued at approximately $161,557,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Fiserv in the second quarter valued at approximately $123,177,000. Finally, Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Fiserv by 968.1% in the 1st quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,643,668 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $147,517,000 after purchasing an additional 2,396,167 shares in the last quarter. 90.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Fiserv

Here are the key news stories impacting Fiserv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiserv reported adjusted third-quarter EPS of $1.75, above the $1.72 consensus, and reaffirmed its 2026 outlook. It doubled its Project Elevate savings target to $1 billion from $500 million and plans to repurchase $500 million of shares in the fourth quarter. Fiserv Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst actions added support: Argus upgraded Fiserv to Buy with a $72 target, while RBC and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their targets to $70 and retained favorable ratings. Argus ratings
• Positive Sentiment: The October Fiserv Small Business Index showed sales up 2.3% year over year, its strongest annual increase since July 2025, offering a modest sign of improving customer activity. Fiserv Small Business Index
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst opinions remain mixed: B. Riley reiterated Neutral with a $60 target, and Morgan Stanley maintained Equal Weight with a $61 target, both below the stock’s recent trading level. B. Riley ratings
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying performance remains pressured: revenue fell about 1% year over year and organic revenue was flat; adjusted EPS also declined from $2.04 a year earlier. Fiserv recorded a $6.45 billion goodwill impairment, contributing to a GAAP loss. Fiserv and its cost-cutting plans
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Fiserv is eliminating 3,000 employee and contractor positions underscore the scale of its restructuring. Technical commentary also cautioned that the recent rally could be overextended and vulnerable to a pullback. Reuters report on job cuts

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc is a global financial technology company that provides payment, banking, and commerce solutions to financial institutions, merchants, and other businesses. Its services support electronic payments, card processing, digital banking, account processing, fraud prevention, and related financial workflows.

The company’s offerings include merchant acceptance and payments technology, issuer processing, digital banking platforms, core account-processing systems, electronic bill payment, and data-driven financial services.