Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 14th

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 29th. Investors of record on Monday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share by the information technology services provider on Monday, December 28th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 14th.

Fidelity National Information Services has a payout ratio of 28.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Fidelity National Information Services to earn $6.69 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.76 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 26.3%.

Fidelity National Information Services Trading Up 3.5%

FIS stock opened at $38.58 on Friday. Fidelity National Information Services has a 12 month low of $32.10 and a 12 month high of $68.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $36.98 and its 200 day moving average is $43.89. The company has a market capitalization of $19.94 billion, a PE ratio of 5.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.53.

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The information technology services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Fidelity National Information Services had a net margin of 27.64% and a return on equity of 20.95%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.36 EPS. Fidelity National Information Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.150-6.240 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.580-1.620 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Fidelity National Information Services will post 6.20 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Fidelity National Information Services

In other Fidelity National Information Services news, Director Jeffrey Goldstein acquired 1,585 shares of Fidelity National Information Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $36.40 per share, with a total value of $57,694.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 18,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $680,570.80. This represents a 9.26% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Fidelity National Information Services

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIS. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Information Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,730,200,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fidelity National Information Services in the second quarter worth about $219,162,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Fidelity National Information Services in the second quarter worth about $189,387,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of Fidelity National Information Services in the second quarter worth about $129,815,000. Finally, Perpetual Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Information Services by 32.9% during the third quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 3,262,131 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $107,324,000 after purchasing an additional 807,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.23% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Information Services Company Profile

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc (NYSE:FIS) is a global financial technology company that provides software, services and technology infrastructure to banks, financial institutions, merchants and other businesses. Its solutions are designed to support transaction processing, digital banking, payments, risk management and other essential financial operations.

FIS offers core banking and digital banking platforms, card and payment processing services, fraud and financial crime prevention tools, and technologies that help financial institutions manage accounts, lending and other banking activities.