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Colin Plunkett
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Fiserv's Integration of First Data Will Prove Tricky

Wide-moat Fiserv finished 2018 on the right foot, but this is really secondary to Fiserv’s $22 billion deal to acquire First Data announced three weeks ago. For full-year 2018, the company earned $2.87 per share in GAAP earnings and $3.10 per share in adjusted earnings. In 2019, management expects to earn $3.39-$3.52 in adjusted earnings per share. However, we’ll warn that may not be at all comparable. Once the acquisition is completed in the second half of 2019, we would expect Fiserv managemen...
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Fiserv Inc.

Fiserv is a provider of financial services technology. The company provides account processing systems, electronic payments processing products and services, internet and mobile banking systems, and related services. The company's segments are: First Data, which provides merchant acquiring, e-commerce, mobile commerce, and other business solutions; Payments and Industry Products, which provides electronic bill payment and presentment services, internet and mobile banking software; and Financial Institution Services, which provides financial institutions with account processing services, item processing and source capture services, loan origination and servicing products, and cash management, among others.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Colin Plunkett

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