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Colin Plunkett

Colin Plunkett, CFA, is an equity analyst for Morningstar.

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While this is a setback for Capital One, investors should view it as an opportunity to purchase the shares at a discount.

Fiserv faces an uphill battle to extract sustainable value from this deal, and we expect to adjustment to our fair value estimate downward.

It's able to hold less capital against credit card loans compared with its larger, more regulated rivals.

Despite slowing growth, margin contraction, and headwinds from weaker buy-side customer demand, the market continues to award FactSet with a higher multiple.

Shares of the wide-moat firm are significantly overvalued and do not reflect the modest rise in competition.

Despite raised guidance and an alluring dividend yield, shares of the wide-moat firm are too rich.

Volatility driven by Brexit and the Trump administration should give the bank another solid year of trading results, but we don't expect any changes to our fair value estimate.

Despite the benefit from higher interest rates, deregulation could ding the wide-moat firm, which has historically benefited from increasing regulation.

More About Colin Plunkett

Colin Plunkett, CFA, is an equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers banks and financial technology firms.

Before joining Morningstar in 2016, Plunkett was an equity research analyst for First Trust Portfolios. Previously, he worked in operations for Northern Trust and as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch.

Plunkett holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marquette University and a master’s degree in international accounting and finance from Cass Business School. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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