Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) Competitors

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JKHY or FIS?

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 52.99% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 301 52.99%	Underperform Votes 267 47.01%
Fidelity National Information Services	Outperform Votes 789 67.61%	Underperform Votes 378 32.39%

Is JKHY or FIS a better dividend stock?

Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 55.2% 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 increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years.

Is JKHY or FIS 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
Jack Henry & Associates	17.83%	21.55%	14.05%
Fidelity National Information Services	14.54%	17.30%	8.41%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JKHY or FIS?

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
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.22B	5.59	$381.82M	$5.54	30.64
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.13B	3.67	$1.45B	$2.61	26.87

Which has more risk and volatility, JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate JKHY or FIS?

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $186.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.04%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $87.36, indicating a potential upside of 24.57%. Given Fidelity National Information Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

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

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer JKHY or FIS?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Information Services had 23 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Fidelity National Information Services and 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Fidelity National Information Services' score of 0.70 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Information Services	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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