VRSK vs. EFX, WDAY, ZEN, FCN, PEGA, EXPO, DNB, CBZ, FIVN, and RNG
Should you be buying Verisk Analytics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verisk Analytics include Equifax (EFX), Workday (WDAY), Zendesk (ZEN), FTI Consulting (FCN), Pegasystems (PEGA), Exponent (EXPO), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Five9 (FIVN), and RingCentral (RNG).
Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and Equifax (NYSE:EFX) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Equifax received 55 more outperform votes than Verisk Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.11% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 62.76% of users gave Equifax an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 5 more articles in the media than Equifax. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 11 mentions for Equifax. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Equifax's score of 1.10 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equifax has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Equifax pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Verisk Analytics pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equifax pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus price target of $254.31, suggesting a potential downside of 3.62%. Equifax has a consensus price target of $270.19, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Equifax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equifax is more favorable than Verisk Analytics.
Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 28.45% compared to Equifax's net margin of 10.42%. Verisk Analytics' return on equity of 268.19% beat Equifax's return on equity.
Verisk Analytics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equifax. Verisk Analytics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equifax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Equifax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Verisk Analytics and Equifax tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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