Fiserv Inc (NYSE:FI) is by far the worst name on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen down 43.7% to trade at $71. The fintech and payments company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of $2.04 per share on $4.92 billion in revenue, both of which dramatically missed estimates. Fiserv also lowered its full-year outlook for the second time in 2025. The report is so bad that sector peers Global Payments (GPN), PayPal (PYPL), and SoFi Technologies (SOFI) are also feeling the pain today.
Fiserv stock is now down 65.4% in 2025, heading for its worst single-session decline of all time and earlier hitting a seven-year low of $68.40 out of the gate. Prior to this bear gap, shares had been carving a channel of lower lows since their March 3 record of $238.59.
Analyst downgrades could add pressure, considering 27 of 36 brokerages maintain "buy" or better ratings on the equity. Short sellers, meanwhile, are nonexistent; a slim 1.2% of the stock's total available float is sold short.
Options traders are taking aim today. Over 92,000 contracts have changed hands, volume that's 29 times the average intraday amount. The weekly 10/31 75-strike call is the most popular, with positions opening there, while the November 110 put is also seeing notable activity.
