Comparing Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) & Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT)

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.13 billion	4.18	$1.45 billion	$2.61	30.61
Lyft	$5.79 billion	0.87	$22.78 million	$0.06	201.00

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Fidelity National Information Services and Lyft, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	1	8	14	0	2.57
Lyft	1	27	10	1	2.28

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus price target of $89.29, indicating a potential upside of 11.77%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $16.45, indicating a potential upside of 36.43%. Given Lyft’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	14.54%	17.30%	8.41%
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%

Volatility and Risk

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Lyft on 10 of the 15 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 Lyft

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. It also offers centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions, such as concierge transportation solutions for organizations; Lyft Pink subscription plans; Lyft Pass commuter programs; first-mile and last-mile services; and university safe rides programs. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.