William Blair Has Positive Outlook of FIS FY2025 Earnings

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS) – Stock analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Fidelity National Information Services in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now expects that the information technology services provider will post earnings per share of $5.72 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.65. William Blair currently 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.13 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $94.00 to $81.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Compass Point cut their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $126.00 to $113.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $78.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Stephens cut their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.36.

Fidelity National Information Services Price Performance

FIS stock opened at $69.44 on Wednesday. Fidelity National Information Services has a 52-week low of $62.17 and a 52-week high of $91.98. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $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 stock 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 (NYSE:FIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The information technology services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fidelity National Information Services

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIS. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Fidelity National Information Services by 94.1% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 328 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new position in Fidelity National Information Services in the third quarter worth about $28,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Fidelity National Information Services in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Groupama Asset Managment grew its stake in Fidelity National Information Services by 0.8% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 42,342 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners boosted its stake in Fidelity National Information Services by 50.2% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 437 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. 96.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Fidelity National Information Services

In other news, Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein purchased 701 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $79.97 per share, for a total transaction of $56,058.97. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 11,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $887,507.06. This trade represents a 6.74 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Information Services Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.30%. This is a positive change from Fidelity National Information Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Fidelity National Information Services’s payout ratio is presently 55.17%.

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.