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The mean of analysts' price targets for ACI Worldwide (ACIW) points to a 27.2% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
WCC, ACIW, and FA made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on September 4, 2026.
ACI Worldwide has agreed to acquire Cranium Ventures, a privately held developer of cloud-native card payment switching technology, as it seeks to expand its card-processing capabilities. The Omaha, Nebraska, payments technology company said Tuesday (Sept.
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cranium Ventures, a privately held developer of cloud-native card payment switching technology. The technology will be added to ACI Connetic for Cards, which ACI launched in March 2026. ACI Connetic is the platform behind ACI's intelligent payments orchestration strategy, introduced in 2025 as the industry's first.
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ACIW #Payments--Access to richer payments performance data across all channels was the payments orchestration benefit retail payments professionals selected most often, at 47%, according to new research from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology. Respondents could pick up to three from nine options, and reduced payment-processing cost through competitive routing was selected least often, at 19%. The research was commissioned and funded b.
ACI Worldwide is rated Buy, leveraging a sticky customer base, strong margins, and a reasonable 14.6x forward P/E. Payment Software drives the investment case, with 9% segment growth and a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin, fueled by renewals, pricing, and cross-selling. Connetic provides a modernization path for legacy clients, but the current valuation does not require rapid platform adoption or a Biller sale.
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