Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors

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

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.

Do analysts recommend FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus price target of $91.11, indicating a potential upside of 12.55%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential downside of 0.05%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Does the media refer more to FIS or JKHY?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 11 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 21 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.11 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	30 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Jack Henry & Associates	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FIS or JKHY?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$10.19B	4.17	$1.45B	$1.51	53.61
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.32B	5.78	$381.82M	$5.87	31.38

Is FIS or JKHY 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
Fidelity National Information Services	14.54%	17.30%	8.41%
Jack Henry & Associates	17.83%	21.55%	14.05%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FIS or JKHY?

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

Summary

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