GPN vs. FIS, MA, V, WEX, PAYX, BR, JKHY, G, EXLS, and EEFT
Should you be buying Global Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Payments include Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Mastercard (MA), Visa (V), WEX (WEX), Paychex (PAYX), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Global Payments vs. Its Competitors
Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Global Payments had 23 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Information Services. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Global Payments and 20 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Global Payments' score of 0.61 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Fidelity National Information Services' net margin of 8.10%. Fidelity National Information Services' return on equity of 18.15% beat Global Payments' return on equity.
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.
96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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 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. Global Payments pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has increased 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.
Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $111.55, suggesting a potential upside of 36.15%. Given Global Payments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.
Summary
Fidelity National Information Services beats Global Payments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GPN) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff