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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, 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	3.89	$1.45B	$2.61	28.47
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.27B	5.54	$381.82M	$5.54	31.19

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 2.2%. 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 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 41.9% 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. Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus target price of $88.65, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $186.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.09%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more risk & volatility, FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FIS or JKHY?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 18 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 11 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.08 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jack Henry & Associates	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FIS or JKHY?

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIS or JKHY?

Fidelity National Information Services received 488 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave Fidelity National Information Services an outperform vote while only 52.90% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity National Information Services	Outperform Votes 789 67.61%	Underperform Votes 378 32.39%
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 301 52.90%	Underperform Votes 268 47.10%

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%

Summary

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