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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JKHY or FIS?

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	5.66	$381.82M	$5.87	30.70
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.19B	4.17	$1.45B	$1.51	53.58

Do analysts rate JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $90.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has more volatility & risk, JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JKHY or FIS?

In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 5 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 9 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Fidelity National Information Services' score of 0.89 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Information Services	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 MarketBeat Community favor JKHY or FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services received 492 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.57% 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 67.57%	Underperform Votes 381 32.43%

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 1.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Fidelity National Information Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Jack Henry & Associates beats Fidelity National Information Services on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.