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FI vs. ADP, PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, PAY, and EEFT

Should you be buying Fiserv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fiserv include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Paymentus (PAY), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

Fiserv vs.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and Fiserv (NYSE:FI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Fiserv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Fiserv. Fiserv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automatic Data Processing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$19.04B6.88$3.75B$9.7733.02
Fiserv$383.42M235.16$3.13B$5.6628.73

In the previous week, Fiserv had 31 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Fiserv and 42 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Fiserv's score of 0.88 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
32 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fiserv
41 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Fiserv pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fiserv pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Fiserv received 169 more outperform votes than Automatic Data Processing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.81% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
642
57.94%
Underperform Votes
466
42.06%
FiservOutperform Votes
811
63.81%
Underperform Votes
460
36.19%

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.76% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 15.31%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 80.86% beat Fiserv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing19.76% 80.86% 6.83%
Fiserv 15.31%17.93%5.97%

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $305.64, suggesting a potential downside of 5.27%. Fiserv has a consensus price target of $224.20, suggesting a potential upside of 37.86%. Given Fiserv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Fiserv
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Summary

Fiserv beats Automatic Data Processing on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FI vs. The Competition

MetricFiservBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$90.17B$21.59B$16.37B$19.42B
Dividend YieldN/A2.62%2.48%3.83%
P/E Ratio30.1737.6632.2034.23
Price / Sales235.1614.25267.9034.85
Price / Cash16.1532.3031.5317.51
Price / Book3.345.875.284.69
Net Income$3.13B$692.23M$195.26M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.31%-1.47%-0.96%-1.74%
1 Month Performance-24.18%26.52%14.34%7.46%
1 Year Performance6.57%36.40%14.95%3.96%

Fiserv Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FI
Fiserv
4.9553 of 5 stars
$162.63
-2.0%
$224.20
+37.9%
+6.5%$90.17B$383.42M30.1741,000Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.3347 of 5 stars
$321.88
+0.8%
$303.55
-5.7%
+28.0%$130.66B$19.04B33.5660,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAYX
Paychex
3.8279 of 5 stars
$157.55
+1.0%
$141.00
-10.5%
+24.1%$56.75B$5.44B33.1716,000Positive News
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.8719 of 5 stars
$80.93
+1.3%
$91.11
+12.6%
+1.4%$42.52B$10.19B31.0169,000Positive News
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.245 of 5 stars
$242.12
+0.4%
$250.83
+3.6%
+19.5%$28.44B$6.77B37.8914,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
GPN
Global Payments
4.9871 of 5 stars
$80.71
-2.0%
$112.43
+39.3%
-29.5%$19.68B$10.10B13.0625,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
3.825 of 5 stars
$183.92
+0.7%
$184.10
+0.1%
+8.2%$13.39B$2.32B33.206,850Positive News
G
Genpact
4.037 of 5 stars
$43.99
-0.5%
$50.71
+15.3%
+28.5%$7.69B$4.85B15.49109,600Positive News
EXLS
ExlService
3.9413 of 5 stars
$46.23
+0.3%
$52.33
+13.2%
+47.5%$7.52B$1.90B40.5545,400Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
2.9274 of 5 stars
$39.74
+2.1%
$36.00
-9.4%
+108.7%$4.97B$962.11M128.191,260Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.4565 of 5 stars
$110.73
-0.3%
$125.57
+13.4%
-6.7%$4.79B$4.05B17.119,500Positive News
Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:FI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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