FNF vs. FAF, KEY, HST, BAP, BEN, RYAN, DOC, AMH, BIP, and ARCC
Should you be buying Fidelity National Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity National Financial include First American Financial (FAF), KeyCorp (KEY), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Credicorp (BAP), Franklin Resources (BEN), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), and Ares Capital (ARCC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
In the previous week, First American Financial had 16 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for First American Financial and 8 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. First American Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Fidelity National Financial's score of -0.02 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.1% of First American Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of First American Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Fidelity National Financial has a net margin of 4.40% compared to Fidelity National Financial's net margin of 3.64%. First American Financial's return on equity of 13.91% beat Fidelity National Financial's return on equity.
First American Financial has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First American Financial currently has a consensus price target of $67.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.95%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus price target of $54.20, suggesting a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Fidelity National Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First American Financial is more favorable than Fidelity National Financial.
First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First American Financial pays out 101.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity National Financial pays out 100.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First American Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fidelity National Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. First American Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Fidelity National Financial received 136 more outperform votes than First American Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave Fidelity National Financial an outperform vote while only 60.57% of users gave First American Financial an outperform vote.
Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First American Financial. First American Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fidelity National Financial beats First American Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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