Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab Makes New Investment in Fiserv, Inc. $FISV

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISVFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 217,474 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $10,667,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Fiserv in the 2nd quarter worth about $15,612,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the second quarter worth about $2,243,000. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Fiserv in the second quarter worth about $571,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Fiserv during the second quarter valued at approximately $688,000. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Fiserv during the second quarter valued at approximately $497,000. 90.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fiserv Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FISV opened at $51.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market cap of $27.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.04. Fiserv, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $47.04 and a fifty-two week high of $140.42.

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISVGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by ($0.07). Fiserv had a net margin of 13.42% and a return on equity of 15.80%. The company had revenue of $4.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. The firm’s revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Fiserv, Inc. will post 7.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FISV shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $56.00 price objective on Fiserv and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Fiserv from $63.00 to $60.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Loop Capital lowered their price target on Fiserv from $63.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of Fiserv from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Fiserv from $69.00 to $66.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.17.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Lance M. Fritz bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $51.95 per share, with a total value of $519,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 27,207 shares in the company, valued at $1,413,403.65. The trade was a 58.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Paul M. Todd bought 10,060 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $49.70 per share, for a total transaction of $499,982.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 184,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,150,117.90. The trade was a 5.78% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Fiserv Profile

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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.

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