Comparing Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) and Its Competitors

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) is one of 341 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Fidelity National Information Services to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	26.77%	20.42%	7.70%
Fidelity National Information Services Competitors	-412.58%	-39.71%	-5.80%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.68 billion	$382.00 million	4.23
Fidelity National Information Services Competitors	$6.73 billion	$1.10 billion	10.10

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services’ competitors have a beta of 2.51, meaning that their average share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Fidelity National Information Services and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	3	18	6	0	2.11
Fidelity National Information Services Competitors	1996	6953	11729	446	2.50

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus target price of $41.76, suggesting a potential upside of 47.43%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.81%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than its competitors.

Dividends

Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Financial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.1% and pay out -92.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services competitors beat Fidelity National Information Services on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Fidelity National Information Services

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. engages in the provision of financial services technology solutions for financial institutions, businesses, and developers worldwide. It operates through Banking Solutions, Capital Market Solutions, and Corporate and Other segments. The company provides core processing and ancillary applications; mobile and online banking; fraud, risk management, and compliance; card and retail payment; electronic funds transfer and network; wealth and retirement; and item processing and output solutions. It also offers trading and asset, lending, leveraged and syndicated loan markets, and treasury and risk solutions. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.