Fidelity National Financial (FNF) Competitors

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) and First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FNF or FAF?

Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First American Financial. First American Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Financial	$11.75B	1.20	$517M	$1.91	27.10
First American Financial	$6.00B	0.95	$216.80M	$2.09	26.19

Does the media refer more to FNF or FAF?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First American Financial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fidelity National Financial and 10 mentions for First American Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat First American Financial's score of 0.08 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First American Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FNF or FAF?

81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of First American Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First American Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FNF or FAF a better dividend stock?

Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Fidelity National Financial pays out 100.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First American Financial pays out 101.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer FNF or FAF?

Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus target price of $54.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. First American Financial has a consensus target price of $67.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.56%. Given First American Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First American Financial is more favorable than Fidelity National Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First American Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNF or FAF?

Fidelity National Financial received 136 more outperform votes than First American Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave Fidelity National Financial an outperform vote while only 60.57% of users gave First American Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity National Financial	Outperform Votes 411 64.62%	Underperform Votes 225 35.38%
First American Financial	Outperform Votes 275 60.57%	Underperform Votes 179 39.43%

Which has more volatility & risk, FNF or FAF?

Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First American Financial has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FNF or FAF more profitable?

Fidelity National Financial has a net margin of 4.40% compared to First American Financial's net margin of 3.64%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 13.91% beat First American Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Financial	4.40%	13.91%	1.28%
First American Financial	3.64%	8.17%	2.51%

Summary

Fidelity National Financial beats First American Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.