FISV NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fiserv, Inc. Common Stock · Technology · Software

Latest close 53.94 USD
5.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.7%, after a 3.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 53.94 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.7% latest completed week
4W Return 3.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.7%, after a 3.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1312-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.1% over four weeks, -2.8% over 12 weeks, and -60.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.7%
4W3.1%
12W-2.8%
26W-15.4%
52W-60.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-100.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-36.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength84/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum3/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
8.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
58.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
37.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-1.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-0.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
13.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
13.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

FISV shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.52, expected move of 9.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction40/100
Expected move9.3%
Put/call volume0.52
Pressure37
Speculation41
Volatility93
Trend agreement24
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Insider activity20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

10 positive · 31 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-61.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-11.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+5.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -4.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryUS Software
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average3.1%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202653.94 USD5.7%57.63 USD135.6 USD0.00-36.4531.5MOff
24 Jul 202651.02 USD0.8%58.02 USD136.0 USD0.11-41.0925.1MOff
17 Jul 202650.63 USD0.4%58.57 USD136.5 USD0.39-43.9833.6MOff
10 Jul 202650.45 USD-3.6%59.15 USD137.0 USD0.52-48.2237.2MOff
3 Jul 202652.33 USD5.8%59.76 USD137.5 USD0.56-47.0630.1MOff
26 Jun 202649.45 USD3.3%60.22 USD138.0 USD0.61-51.1945.7MOff
19 Jun 202647.86 USD-11.0%60.62 USD138.5 USD0.67-56.3271.6MOff
12 Jun 202653.78 USD-1.2%61.05 USD138.9 USD0.77-51.1724.4MOff
5 Jun 202654.43 USD-3.8%61.38 USD139.4 USD0.87-50.9039.2MOff
29 May 202656.56 USD-1.0%61.69 USD139.8 USD0.88-52.6627.5MOff
22 May 202657.13 USD3.3%62.02 USD140.1 USD0.91-52.1534.7MOff
15 May 202655.33 USD-0.3%64.29 USD140.5 USD0.85-54.3334.0MOff
8 May 202655.48 USD-10.7%66.50 USD140.9 USD0.89-55.5745.2MOff
1 May 202662.14 USD2.1%68.74 USD141.3 USD0.64-49.1722.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.