Clay Finck chats with Bill Nygren and Mike Nicolas about the three things they look for in companies they invest in, why Fiserv is a great value play in today’s market, how Fiserv’s growth compares to that of the S&P 500, why Fiserv’s P/E ratio shouldn’t be taken at face value, how Bill & Mike view the valuation of Fiserv and why the valuation is currently much lower than their competitors PayPal and Square, why Bill and Mike view Facebook and Alphabet as value plays, and much more! Bill Nygren and Mike Nicolas are portfolio managers at Oakmark Funds, which has over $120 billion in assets under management. Bill Nygren has been a manager of the Oakmark Select Fund since 1996, Oakmark Fund since 2000 and the Oakmark Global Select Fund since 2006. He is also the chief investment officer for U.S. equities at Harris Associates, which he joined in 1983, and a vice president of the Oakmark Funds. Michael Nicolas has been a co-manager of the Oakmark Fund since 2020. He is also an investment analyst at Harris Associates and a vice president of the Oakmark Funds. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Three things Bill and Mike look for in companies they invest in 02:44 - The lines of business that Fiserv has today 06:18 - What the First Data acquisition brings to the table for Fiserv 12:16 - How Fiserv’s growth compares to that of the S&P 500 16:38 - How Bill and Mike view the valuation of Fiserv 19:14 - Why Fiserv’s P/E ratio shouldn’t be taken at face value 20:28 - Why Fiserv is trading at a much lower valuation than PayPal and Square 29:17 - The biggest risks investing in Fiserv 36:00 - Why Oakmark views Facebook and Alphabet as value investments 📌 Get your first 3 months of investment management with Titan for zero fees! https://www.titan.com/TIP ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/fiserv-deep-dive ▶️ RELATED EPISODES: - (MI124) Is Amazon a Value Stock? w/ Jason Moser: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/amazon-stock-analysis/ - (TIP355) Why Facebook Is A Value Stock w/ Bill Nygren & Mike Nicolas: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/episodes/why-facebook-is-a-value-stock-w-bill-nygren-mike-nicolas/ 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Check out the Oakmark Funds: Oakmark Funds - See Oakmark’s Commentary: https://oakmark.com/news-insights/commentary/ - Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios, TIP Finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ - Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/mi-starter-packs/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.