Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors

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

Is JKHY or FIS a better dividend stock?

Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 106.0% 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 increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Fidelity National Information Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JKHY or FIS?

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential downside of 1.03%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $91.11, indicating a potential upside of 13.08%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is JKHY or FIS more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 14.54%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 21.55% beat Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates	17.83%	21.55%	14.05%
Fidelity National Information Services	14.54%	17.30%	8.41%

Does the media refer more to JKHY or FIS?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 8 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 22 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.27 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
Jack Henry & Associates	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Information Services	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JKHY or FIS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.32B	5.84	$381.82M	$5.87	31.69
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.19B	4.15	$1.45B	$1.51	53.36

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JKHY or FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services received 492 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.63% of users gave Fidelity National Information Services an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 302 52.71%	Underperform Votes 271 47.29%
Fidelity National Information Services	Outperform Votes 794 67.63%	Underperform Votes 380 32.37%

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Jack Henry & Associates on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.