HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) vs. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) Critical Contrast

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fidelity National Information Services and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	2	12	10	0	2.33
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0	3	10	0	2.77

Fidelity National Information Services presently has a consensus target price of $53.46, suggesting a potential upside of 36.44%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus target price of $47.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.20%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital.

Dividends

Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 320.8% 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 Information Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	27.64%	20.95%	8.13%
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	18.61%	13.62%	4.28%

Risk & Volatility

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Information Services	$10.68 billion	1.90	$382.00 million	$6.51	6.02
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$400.50 million	12.01	$184.55 million	$0.53	70.60

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It also offers trading and asset, lending, leveraged and syndicated loan markets, and treasury and risk solutions. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure markets in the United States. The company’s portfolio includes equity investments, commercial and government receivables, real estate, and debt securities. It invests in climate solutions, including Behind-the-Meter, which distributes energy projects that reduce energy usage or cost through heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as lighting, energy controls, roofs, windows, building shells, and/or combined heat and power systems; Grid-Connected, a renewable energy projects that deploy cleaner energy sources, such as solar, solar-plus-storage, and wind to generate power production; and Fuels, Transport, and Nature, a range of real assets spanning high-emitting economic sectors other than the power grid such as transportation and fuels comprising renewable natural gas plants, transportation fleet enhancements, ecological restoration, and other projects. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.