Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for FIS Q1 Earnings

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Fidelity National Information Services in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy forecasts that the information technology services provider will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fidelity National Information Services’ current full-year earnings is $5.73 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Fidelity National Information Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on FIS. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Fidelity National Information Services from $104.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Fidelity National Information Services from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Fidelity National Information Services from $102.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James downgraded Fidelity National Information Services from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $115.00 to $101.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Fidelity National Information Services from $88.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Fidelity National Information Services has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.36.

Fidelity National Information Services Stock Performance

Shares of FIS opened at $69.44 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $79.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $36.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.04. Fidelity National Information Services has a 52-week low of $62.17 and a 52-week high of $91.98.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The information technology services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.05. Fidelity National Information Services had a return on equity of 17.30% and a net margin of 14.54%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share.

Fidelity National Information Services Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.30%. This is a boost from Fidelity National Information Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Fidelity National Information Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein purchased 701 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $79.97 per share, for a total transaction of $56,058.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,098 shares in the company, valued at $887,507.06. This represents a 6.74 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT increased its position in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 2,869 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,938 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Graypoint LLC boosted its stake in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 4.6% during the third quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 3,026 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $253,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Old Port Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 2,867 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 3.9% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,679 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.23% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Information Services Company Profile

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.