Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.700-5.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.720. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.4 billion-$10.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.6 billion. Fidelity National Information Services also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.170-1.220 EPS.

Fidelity National Information Services Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Fidelity National Information Services stock opened at $72.59 on Thursday. Fidelity National Information Services has a 52-week low of $60.39 and a 52-week high of $91.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.94. The firm has a market cap of $39.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.04.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The information technology services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.05. Fidelity National Information Services had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 15.35%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Fidelity National Information Services will post 5.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Fidelity National Information Services Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. This is an increase from Fidelity National Information Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Fidelity National Information Services’s payout ratio is currently 57.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on FIS. Raymond James downgraded shares of Fidelity National Information Services from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $115.00 to $101.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $94.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $104.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $102.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $87.95.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Fidelity National Information Services news, Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein acquired 701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $79.97 per share, with a total value of $56,058.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 11,098 shares in the company, valued at $887,507.06. The trade was a 6.74 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lenore D. Williams sold 11,305 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.97, for a total transaction of $994,500.85. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,199 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,832,546.03. The trade was a 25.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.