Fidelity National Financial (FNF) Competitors

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Is FAF or FNF a better dividend stock?

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 3.7%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, FAF or FNF?

First American Financial has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FAF or FNF?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FAF or FNF?

First American Financial presently has a consensus price target of $67.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.14%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus price target of $54.20, suggesting a potential upside of 4.88%. 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First American Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FAF or FNF more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First American Financial	3.64%	8.17%	2.51%
Fidelity National Financial	4.40%	13.91%	1.28%

Does the media favor FAF or FNF?

In the previous week, Fidelity National Financial had 7 more articles in the media than First American Financial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fidelity National Financial and 4 mentions for First American Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat First American Financial's score of 1.11 indicating that First American Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First American Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FAF or FNF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First American Financial	$6.00B	0.95	$216.80M	$2.09	26.32
Fidelity National Financial	$11.75B	1.21	$517M	$1.91	27.15

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FAF or FNF?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First American Financial	Outperform Votes 275 60.57%	Underperform Votes 179 39.43%
Fidelity National Financial	Outperform Votes 411 64.62%	Underperform Votes 225 35.38%

Summary

Fidelity National Financial beats First American Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.