Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 17,496 Shares of Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Sanctuary Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) by 54.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 14,823 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 17,496 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Fiserv were worth $996,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jacobsen Capital Management raised its stake in Fiserv by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 1,767 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Fiserv by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,318 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $744,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in Fiserv by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC raised its stake in Fiserv by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 2,199 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Integral Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Fiserv by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 8,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,102,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.98% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Fiserv

Here are the key news stories impacting Fiserv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: EPS beat but partly one?time benefit — Fiserv reported adjusted EPS of $1.79, above consensus, aided by a ~ $0.17 per?share tax benefit that boosted the beat; this supports near?term cash generation. Zacks: FISV Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Product launches/longer?term growth initiatives — Early rollouts of the CashFlow Central small?business tools and Experience Digital upgrades could support future revenue recovery if adoption scales. Yahoo: CashFlow Central & valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Company reaffirms FY?2026 guidance — Fiserv reiterated adjusted EPS guidance of $8.00–$8.30, roughly in line with consensus, which provides some visibility but reflects a cautious outlook. GlobeNewswire: Q1 results & guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: “Transition year” message from management — CEO described 2026 as a transition year with new executive hires and cost?cutting actions intended to revive growth; this signals restructuring pain now for potential gains later. PaymentsDive: Transition year
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue and organic growth missed/softened — GAAP revenue fell ~2% y/y and organic revenue declined ~4% (merchant and financial solutions weakness), and margins contracted, fueling concerns over near?term growth momentum. Reuters: Revenue miss
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and price?target cuts — Several firms cut forecasts and targets (BMO trimmed to $55 hold; B. Riley to $66 neutral; Mizuho lowered its target to $90 but remains outperform), amplifying selling pressure. Benzinga: Analysts cut forecasts TipRanks: BMO cut
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and heightened volatility — Shares fell sharply after the print (including a near?term ~7% intraday drop in early trading) and unusual options activity suggests increased short?term trading/hedging. Yahoo: Stock down after Q1

Fiserv Trading Down 2.0%

FISV stock opened at $56.11 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $59.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $66.11. Fiserv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $52.91 and a fifty-two week high of $191.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $29.96 billion, a PE ratio of 9.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.84.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.22. Fiserv had a net margin of 15.17% and a return on equity of 17.46%. The firm had revenue of $4.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Fiserv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Fiserv, Inc. will post 8.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on FISV shares. Compass Point cut their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $78.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Fiserv from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Fiserv and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Fiserv from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $91.00 price objective (down from $99.00) on shares of Fiserv in a report on Monday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.48.

Fiserv Profile

Fiserv, Inc, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a global provider of financial services technology. The company develops and delivers integrated solutions for payments, processing, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. Serving thousands of clients, Fiserv supports banks, credit unions, securities broker-dealers, leasing and finance companies, and retailers.

Fiserv’s core offerings include account processing systems that automate deposit, lending and transaction processing for financial institutions, as well as digital banking platforms that enable mobile and online banking services.