Pax Global Tech (OTCMKTS:PXGYF) versus Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) Critical Review

Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) and Pax Global Tech (OTCMKTS:PXGYF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Pax Global Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Information Services	1.09%	18.73%	8.58%
Pax Global Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Fidelity National Information Services and Pax Global Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity National Information Services	2	7	11	0	2.45
Pax Global Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fidelity National Information Services currently has a consensus target price of $86.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.38%. Given Fidelity National Information Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Information Services is more favorable than Pax Global Tech.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fidelity National Information Services and Pax Global Tech”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	$10.32 billion	3.25	$1.45 billion	$0.18	356.57
Pax Global Tech	$774.67 million	0.88	$91.46 million	N/A	N/A

Fidelity National Information Services has higher revenue and earnings than Pax Global Tech.

Risk and Volatility

Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pax Global Tech has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity National Information Services beats Pax Global Tech on 12 of the 12 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 Pax Global Tech

PAX Global Technology Limited, an investment holding company, develops and sells electronic funds transfer point-of-sale products in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, the United States, and Italy. Its E-payment terminal products include smart E-payment solutions; and android smartPOS, android smart tablet, unattended payment products, PINpad, and Minipigs and mPOS. The company also develops MAXSTORE, a cloud-based Software as a Service platform that provides one-stop terminal management and valu-added services; paxRhino, a key injection service; and CyberLab, a payment application cloud test platform that provides professional one-stop online debugging and testing service. In addition, it offers payment solutions services, and maintenance and installation services. PAX Global Technology Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.