Head-To-Head Survey: Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) & Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Loomis and Fidelity National Information Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loomis	$3.11 billion	1.00	$161.68 million	$2.37	19.68
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.68 billion	2.28	$382.00 million	$0.73	64.62

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Loomis. Loomis 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Loomis and Fidelity National Information Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loomis	0	1	0	0	2.00
Fidelity National Information Services	2	7	13	0	2.50

Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $67.10, suggesting a potential upside of 42.24%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Loomis.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loomis	5.19%	12.88%	4.18%
Fidelity National Information Services	3.58%	21.21%	9.11%

Volatility and Risk

Loomis has a beta of -0.92, suggesting that its share price is 192% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Loomis on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Loomis

Loomis AB (publ) provides solutions for the distribution, payments, handling, storage, and recycling of cash and other valuables. The company offers a range of solutions for cash in transit, cash management services, foreign exchange services, automated teller machines, automated solutions, and international valuables logistics, as well as operates Loomis Pay, a payment service that enables processing of various types of payment methods, such as card, cash, and digital alternatives. It serves financial institutions, banks, retailers, commercial enterprises, and other customers, as well as public sector in Sweden, the United States, France, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Loomis AB (publ) was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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.