Reviewing Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS)

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.15%	0.10%	0.01%
Fidelity National Information Services	27.64%	20.95%	8.13%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Fidelity National Information Services, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00
Fidelity National Information Services	2	13	10	0	2.32

Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus target price of $53.12, suggesting a potential upside of 51.78%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Dividends

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 an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services has increased 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 and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$11.63 billion	1.06	$766.00 million	$0.26	140.81
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.68 billion	1.69	$382.00 million	$6.51	5.38

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

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.