Analysts Set ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) PT at $60.00

Shares of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIW) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

ACIW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stephens raised ACI Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Zacks Research downgraded ACI Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of ACI Worldwide in a research note on Thursday.

ACI Worldwide Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACIW opened at $48.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.57 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.40. ACI Worldwide has a 52-week low of $40.45 and a 52-week high of $59.71.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $401.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.45 million. ACI Worldwide had a return on equity of 19.09% and a net margin of 14.76%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. ACI Worldwide has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that ACI Worldwide will post 2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in ACI Worldwide by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,962 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in ACI Worldwide by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,367 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in ACI Worldwide by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 15,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its stake in ACI Worldwide by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 30,828 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in ACI Worldwide by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,096 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.74% of the company’s stock.

About ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide, Inc, a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Banks, Merchants, and Billers. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a solution to process credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, deliver digital innovation, and fraud prevention; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution for new payment offering; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments.