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Fiserv, Inc (NYSE: FI) closed the day trading at $204.00 down -5.49% from the previous closing price of $215.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.61 million shares were traded. FI stock price reached its highest trading level at $208.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $200.71.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 94.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Compass Point on November 20, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $278.
On August 28, 2024, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $200.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on August 28, 2024, with a $200 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’24 when Best Kenneth sold 20,821 shares for $214.61 per share. The transaction valued at 4,468,395 led to the insider holds 38,771 shares of the business.
Best Kenneth bought 20,821 shares of FI for $4,468,372 on Nov 12 ’24. On Oct 30 ’24, another insider, MILLER HEIDI, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $201.13 each. As a result, the insider received 6,033,843 and left with 33,235 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FI now has a Market Capitalization of 122801070080 and an Enterprise Value of 140877414400. As of this moment, Fiserv,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.001 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.071.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FI has reached a high of $223.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $129.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.31%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FI traded about 2.54M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FI traded about 2878680 shares per day. A total of 570.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 564.64M. Insiders hold about 0.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.02% stake in the company. Shares short for FI as of 1731628800 were 8636920 with a Short Ratio of 3.40, compared to 1728950400 on 9240995. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8636920 and a Short% of Float of 1.53.
