FNF vs. FAF, ARCC, BCH, NLY, REG, EQH, BSMX, LAMR, TPG, and Z
Should you be buying Fidelity National Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity National Financial include First American Financial (FAF), Ares Capital (ARCC), Banco de Chile (BCH), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Regency Centers (REG), Equitable (EQH), Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México (BSMX), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), TPG (TPG), and Zillow Group (Z). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Fidelity National Financial vs.
First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.
84.5% of First American Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of First American Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Fidelity National Financial has a net margin of 9.83% compared to First American Financial's net margin of 3.46%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 22.52% beat First American Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, First American Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First American Financial and 7 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat First American Financial's score of 0.31 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First American Financial. Fidelity National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First American Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. First American Financial pays out 85.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity National Financial pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First American Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Fidelity National Financial has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Fidelity National Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First American Financial has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fidelity National Financial received 140 more outperform votes than First American Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.23% of users gave Fidelity National Financial an outperform vote while only 61.86% of users gave First American Financial an outperform vote.
First American Financial currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.33%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given Fidelity National Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Financial is more favorable than First American Financial.
Summary
Fidelity National Financial beats First American Financial on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FNF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Fidelity National Financial Competitors List
