Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS – Get Free Report) and Bridger Aerospace Group (NASDAQ:BAER – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Bridger Aerospace Group’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% |
Bridger Aerospace Group | -40.25% | N/A | -12.15% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.2% of Bridger Aerospace Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Fidelity National Information Services and Bridger Aerospace Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Fidelity National Information Services | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2.45 |
Bridger Aerospace Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus target price of $88.65, indicating a potential upside of 19.07%. Bridger Aerospace Group has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 243.14%. Given Bridger Aerospace Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bridger Aerospace Group is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Bridger Aerospace Group”s gross 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 | 3.89 | $1.45 billion | $2.61 | 28.53 |
Bridger Aerospace Group | $84.14 million | 0.98 | -$77.36 million | ($0.93) | -1.65 |
Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Bridger Aerospace Group. Bridger Aerospace Group 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.
Summary
Fidelity National Information Services beats Bridger Aerospace Group on 11 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 Bridger Aerospace Group
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. provides aerial wildfire management, relief and suppression, and firefighting services to federal and state government agencies in the United States. It offers fire suppression services, such as direct fire suppression aerial firefighting support services for ground crew to drop large amounts of water quickly and directly on wildfires. The company also provides aerial surveillance services, including fire suppression aircraft over an incident and tactical coordination with the incident commander through its manned and unmanned aircraft. It operates an aircraft fleet of 18 planes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Belgrade, Montana.
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