Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors

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

Is FIS or JKHY more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 18.50% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 8.10%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 22.07% beat Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	8.10%	18.15%	8.62%
Jack Henry & Associates	18.50%	22.07%	14.68%

Which has more volatility & risk, FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus target price of $90.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $185.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.96%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Is FIS or JKHY a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FIS or JKHY?

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
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.13B	4.25	$1.45B	$1.51	54.21
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.22B	5.97	$381.82M	$5.87	30.93

Does the media prefer FIS or JKHY?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 6 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 16 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.32 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Information Services	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jack Henry & Associates	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned 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.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Jack Henry & Associates on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.