William Blair Has Positive Outlook of FIS FY2025 Earnings

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS) – Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fidelity National Information Services in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now anticipates that the information technology services provider will post earnings per share of $5.72 for the year, up from their previous estimate 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 $5.18 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.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The information technology services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Stephens reduced their target price on Fidelity National Information Services from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Susquehanna downgraded Fidelity National Information Services from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $103.00 to $81.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $102.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Fidelity National Information Services from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Fidelity National Information Services from $92.00 to $86.00 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 assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fidelity National Information Services has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.36.

Fidelity National Information Services Stock Performance

Shares of FIS stock opened at $69.61 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $79.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.04. Fidelity National Information Services has a 12 month low of $62.17 and a 12 month high of $91.98.

Fidelity National Information Services Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from Fidelity National Information Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Fidelity National Information Services’s payout ratio is currently 57.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fidelity National Information Services

In other Fidelity National Information Services news, Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein purchased 701 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $79.97 per share, with a total value of $56,058.97. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 11,098 shares of the company’s stock, 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 link. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Fidelity National Information Services by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 69,023 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $5,781,000 after acquiring an additional 4,452 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Fidelity National Information Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $216,000. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Fidelity National Information Services during the 3rd quarter worth $276,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 6.1% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 28,208 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,362,000 after acquiring an additional 1,620 shares during the period. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Fidelity National Information Services by 14.8% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,890 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares during the period. 96.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.