Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS – Get Free Report) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT – Get Free Report) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Dividends
Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 107.7% 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Brookfield Wealth Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fidelity National Information Services | $10.68 billion | 1.69 | $382.00 million | $6.51 | 5.38 |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | $11.63 billion | 1.06 | $766.00 million | $0.26 | 140.81 |
Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Fidelity National Information Services and Brookfield Wealth Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fidelity National Information Services | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2.32 |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus target price of $53.12, indicating a potential upside of 51.78%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.
Profitability
This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fidelity National Information Services | 27.64% | 20.95% | 8.13% |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.01% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Fidelity National Information Services beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fidelity National Information Services
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. engages in the provision of financial services technology solutions for financial institutions, businesses, and developers worldwide. It operates through Banking Solutions, Capital Market Solutions, and Corporate and Other segments. The company provides core processing and ancillary applications; mobile and online banking; fraud, risk management, and compliance; card and retail payment; electronic funds transfer and network; wealth and retirement; and item processing and output solutions. It also offers trading and asset, lending, leveraged and syndicated loan markets, and treasury and risk solutions. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
About Brookfield Wealth Solutions
Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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