JKHY vs. FIS, BR, GPN, G, EXLS, WEX, MMS, PAY, EEFT, and WU
Should you be buying Jack Henry & Associates stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jack Henry & Associates include Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), and Western Union (WU). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Jack Henry & Associates vs. Its Competitors
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) are both large-cap data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 7 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.17 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 888.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Fidelity National Information Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Information Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $182.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $91.63, suggesting a potential upside of 33.20%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 19.19% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 1.09%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 22.60% beat Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity.
Summary
Fidelity National Information Services beats Jack Henry & Associates on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:JKHY) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
