Global Payments (GPN) Competitors

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

Is GPN or FIS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Payments	15.48%	12.33%	5.82%
Fidelity National Information Services	8.10%	18.15%	8.62%

Do analysts rate GPN or FIS?

Global Payments presently has a consensus target price of $111.55, suggesting a potential upside of 34.17%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.05%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, equities research 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
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
Fidelity National Information Services	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media refer more to GPN or FIS?

In the previous week, Global Payments and Global Payments both had 18 articles in the media. Fidelity National Information Services' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Global Payments' score of 0.65 indicating that Fidelity National Information Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Payments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Information Services	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GPN or FIS a better dividend stock?

Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Global Payments pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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, GPN or FIS?

Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GPN or FIS?

89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GPN or FIS?

Global Payments has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Global Payments	$10.11B	2.01	$1.57B	$6.20	13.41
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.13B	4.18	$1.45B	$1.51	53.31

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Global Payments on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.