Fiserv (FISV) Competitors

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is FISV or FIS more profitable?

Fiserv has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of -180.32%. Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity of 13.89% beat Fiserv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fiserv	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fidelity National Information Services	-180.32%	13.89%	5.65%

Do analysts prefer FISV or FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.17%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Fiserv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fiserv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FISV or FIS?

88.8% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FISV or FIS?

Fiserv has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, 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
Fiserv	$18.15B	4.58	$2.38B	$3.79	34.92
Fidelity National Information Services	$14.53B	2.42	-$16.72B	-$40.94	-1.45

Does the media prefer FISV or FIS?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 4 more articles in the media than Fiserv. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 8 mentions for Fiserv. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Fiserv's score of 0.94 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fiserv	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Information Services	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FISV or FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services received 725 more outperform votes than Fiserv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Fidelity National Information Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fiserv	Outperform Votes 23 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Fidelity National Information Services	Outperform Votes 748 68.06%	Underperform Votes 351 31.94%

Which has more volatility and risk, FISV or FIS?

Fiserv has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fiserv and Fidelity National Information Services tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.