Global Payments (GPN) Competitors

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Is FIS or GPN a better dividend stock?

Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 888.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Payments pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Fidelity National Information Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FIS or GPN?

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FIS or GPN?

Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus price target of $91.63, suggesting a potential upside of 30.67%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $112.21, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. Given Global Payments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

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
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FIS or GPN?

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FIS or GPN?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 9 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 45 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Fidelity National Information Services' score of 0.85 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Information Services	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Payments	20 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FIS or GPN more profitable?

Global Payments has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 1.09%. Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity of 18.73% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	1.09%	18.73%	8.58%
Global Payments	15.07%	12.47%	5.97%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FIS or GPN?

Global Payments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fidelity National Information Services. Global Payments 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	3.64	$1.45B	$0.18	389.57
Global Payments	$10.11B	1.99	$1.57B	$6.20	13.27

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Global Payments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.