A 5-Day Losing Streak Has Fidelity National Information Services Stock Down 29%
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) stock has fallen for 5 consecutive trading days, losing 29.4% over that stretch. That erased about $6.1 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $14.6 billion. The stock closed at $28.34 on Monday, November 9, its lowest close of the past year.
FIS Versus The S&P 500
Returns for FIS and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, November 9 and including dividends:
| Return Period | FIS | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -1.4% | 2.3% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | -29.4% | 0.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -16.7% | -3.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -33.0% | -2.1% |
| Year To Date | -56.0% | 11.3% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -54.5% | 13.7% |
A Stock-Specific Slide, Or A Market Move?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 gained 0.1% over the same 5 sessions, including dividends, against Fidelity National Information Services’ -29.4%. 6 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on losing streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 33.0%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 5.0%.
Is The Business As Weak As The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 23.6% over the last twelve months, against a median of 9.7% for S&P 500 Financials stocks; and its operating margin is 17.3%, versus a median of 26.8%. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median on one side, margins below the median on the other.
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A Slide Like This Is Why Diversification Exists
Watching one stock fall day after day is the clearest lesson the market teaches about single-name risk. Whether this particular decline is an opportunity or a warning, the deeper point is the same: no one name should be able to do this to your portfolio.
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