FDC:NYE-First Data Corporation Class A

EQUITY | Business Services | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 25.27

Change

-0.11 (-0.43)%

Market Cap

USD 13.75B

Volume

7.01M

Analyst Target

USD 26.52
Analyst Rating

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About

First Data Corp is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers globally and has operations in 34 countries.

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Business Services) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 49.44% 100% F 98% N/A
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Total Return 49.44% 100% F 98% N/A
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 58.23% 98% N/A 98% N/A
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Total Return 58.23% 98% N/A 98% N/A
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Total Return N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 15.48% 65% D 88% B+
Dividend Return 15.48% 63% D 86% B+
Total Return N/A N/A N/A N/A F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 20.37% 56% F 34% F
Risk Adjusted Return 76.01% 74% C 74% C
Market Capitalization 13.75B 95% A 93% A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Business Services) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 23.40 44% 27%
Price/Book Ratio 5.84 14% 11%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 2.63 58% 46%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 13.81 56% 41%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 26.48% 91% 88%
Return on Invested Capital 9.53% 53% 56%
Return on Assets 2.29% 44% 49%
Debt to Equity Ratio 486.25% 2% 4%

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Analyst Rating

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This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Poor return on assets

The company management has delivered below median return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector