Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF – Get Free Report) and Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Acmat has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Acmat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fidelity National Financial | 5.10% | 15.49% | 1.29% |
| Acmat | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Fidelity National Financial and Acmat”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fidelity National Financial | $14.45 billion | 0.89 | $602.00 million | $2.74 | 17.48 |
| Acmat | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Acmat.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Fidelity National Financial and Acmat, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fidelity National Financial | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Acmat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus target price of $56.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. Given Fidelity National Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Financial is more favorable than Acmat.
Summary
Fidelity National Financial beats Acmat on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fidelity National Financial
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Title, F&G, and Corporate and Other segments. It offers title insurance, escrow, and other title related services, including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, recordings and reconveyances, and home warranty products. The company also provides technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries; and mortgage transaction services, including title-related services and facilitation of production and management of mortgage loans. In addition, it offers annuity and life insurance products, such as deferred and immediate annuities, as well as indexed universal life insurance products; and funding agreements and pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions. Further, the company engages in the real estate brokerage business. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
About Acmat
ACMAT Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides surety bonds primarily for construction contractors in the United States. The company offers surety bonds for prime, sub-prime, specialty trade, environmental, asbestos, and lead abatement contractors, as well as for miscellaneous obligations. It also provides miscellaneous surety comprising workers’ compensation, supply, subdivision, and license and permit bonds. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Farmington, Connecticut.
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