Financial Analysis: Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) & Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO)

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Payoneer Global”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	$10.13 billion	3.45	$1.45 billion	$0.18	371.61
Payoneer Global	$977.72 million	2.40	$121.16 million	$0.26	25.00

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Payoneer Global. Payoneer Global 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fidelity National Information Services and Payoneer Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	1	7	13	0	2.57
Payoneer Global	0	1	8	0	2.89

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus price target of $91.63, indicating a potential upside of 36.99%. Payoneer Global has a consensus price target of $10.06, indicating a potential upside of 54.81%. Given Payoneer Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Payoneer Global is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

Profitability

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Payoneer Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	1.09%	18.73%	8.58%
Payoneer Global	9.81%	13.42%	1.30%

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Payoneer Global on 9 of the 14 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 Payoneer Global

Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.