FI vs. ADP, PAYX, FIS, GPN, BR, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, and MMS
Should you be buying Fiserv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fiserv include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), and Maximus (MMS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Fiserv vs.
Fiserv (NYSE:FI) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.
Fiserv received 146 more outperform votes than Automatic Data Processing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.36% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 58.36% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.
Fiserv currently has a consensus target price of $222.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.86%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $289.91, indicating a potential downside of 0.61%. Given Fiserv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.
Fiserv has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 2 more articles in the media than Fiserv. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 15 mentions for Fiserv. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Fiserv's score of 0.24 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fiserv pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Fiserv pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 65.7% 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. Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
91.0% of Fiserv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fiserv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.72% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 15.22%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 82.36% beat Fiserv's return on equity.
Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Fiserv. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fiserv beats Automatic Data Processing on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FI) was last updated on 1/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
