Hold off on ACI

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ACI WORLDWIDE $22.65 (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (402- 390-7600; www.tsainc.com; Shares outstanding: 117.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; No dividends paid) reported revenue of $265.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, up 4.3% from $254.8 million a year earlier. The company earned $0.26 a share, up sharply from $0.12. Cost-cutting measures helped improve the latest quarterly results. ACI’s growth by acquisition has increased its goodwill and intangible assets to $1.0 billion, or a high 37.0% of its market cap. The company is well positioned to benefit from the global shift toward online payments. However, the stock trades at a high 30.2 times ACI’s forecast 2015 earnings of $0.75 a share. Any major problems integrating its acquisitions could sharply cut that estimate. ACI Worldwide is a hold. hold…