The financial-technology stock was the biggest riser in the S&P 500 ahead of the open, despite broader tech weakness.
Shares of Fiserv climbed more than 6% in premarket trading on Tuesday after a report said several of the largest US banks had explored acquiring one of the fintech company's debit-card networks, highlighting the growing strategic importance of payments infrastructure as banks compete with fintech firms and crypto players. According to The Wall Street Journal, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PNC Financial Services Group have in recent months held preliminary discussions about a potential acquisition of a payments network owned by Fiserv.
U.S. banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America have in recent months held preliminary discussions about a deal to acquire a network owned by the financial-technology company Fiserv , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.
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After reaching an all-time high of $238.59 almost exactly one year ago, Fiserv's share price has collapsed by roughly 75% and is now trading below $60.00. Approximately half of the decline has happened in a single day, after the release of disastrous Q3-25 results. Organic revenue growth in fiscal 2026 is now expected between +1% and +3%, which compares against a historical low-double digit growth rate.
Activist investor Jana Partners has reportedly purchased a stake in payments company Fiserv. Now, Jana is campaigning for changes to boost Fiserv's underperforming stock, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Feb. 17), citing sources familiar with the matter.
The hedge fund has been speaking to the company and supports CEO Mike Lyons.
Fiserv is touting the results of its “OneFiserv” plan after a rocky quarter late last year. The payments giant released quarterly results Tuesday (Feb. 10) showing the company navigating shifting consumer spending patterns amid a multi-year push to modernize its technology platforms.
Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
FISV fourth-quarter 2025 EPS beat estimates, but revenues fall 7% y/y as merchant and financial solutions show mixed results, and the 2026 guidance stays modest.
Fiserv remains a 'buy' despite a 75% share price collapse, with recovery expected to be a multiyear process. Core growth has slowed sharply, especially after Argentina's inflation-driven distortions faded, but Clover continues to show healthy volume expansion. Margin compression and ineffective buybacks have pressured FISV, but management changes and new controls have stabilized the outlook.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Fiserv (FISV) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.