GlobalData (DATA) Competitors

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DATA vs. AFM, ELIX, PPHC, RCDO, and SAG

Should you buy GlobalData stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares GlobalData with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with GlobalData include Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Elixirr International (ELIX), Public Policy (PPHC), Ricardo (RCDO), and Science Group (SAG). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.

How does GlobalData compare to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GlobalData pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 195, indicating a potential upside of 91.18%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.23	£33.17M	£4.40	23.18

In the previous week, GlobalData had 16 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral
GlobalData	Neutral

96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of GlobalData shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

GlobalData has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.689, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GlobalData beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GlobalData compare to Elixirr International?

GlobalData (LON:DATA) and Elixirr International (LON:ELIX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

GlobalData presently has a consensus target price of GBX 195, indicating a potential upside of 91.18%. Elixirr International has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, indicating a potential upside of 51.43%. Given GlobalData's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Elixirr International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Elixirr International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Elixirr International has a net margin of 13.17% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 10.28%. Elixirr International's return on equity of 15.00% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%
Elixirr International	13.17%	15.00%	9.88%

GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Elixirr International. Elixirr International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.23	£33.17M	£4.40	23.18
Elixirr International	£149.60M	2.28	£17.20M	£37.18	18.83

GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Elixirr International pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. GlobalData pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elixirr International pays out 47.9% 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.

In the previous week, GlobalData had 16 more articles in the media than Elixirr International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Elixirr International. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Elixirr International's score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GlobalData	Neutral
Elixirr International	Neutral

GlobalData has a beta of 0.689, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elixirr International has a beta of 0.667, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

22.6% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Elixirr International shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.3% of GlobalData shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of Elixirr International 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

GlobalData beats Elixirr International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GlobalData compare to Public Policy?

GlobalData (LON:DATA) and Public Policy (LON:PPHC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.23	£33.17M	£4.40	23.18
Public Policy	£186.54M	1.41	-£28.26M	-£237.00	N/A

GlobalData has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -20.91%. GlobalData's return on equity of 9.94% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%
Public Policy	-20.91%	-49.98%	-1.69%

GlobalData presently has a consensus target price of GBX 195, suggesting a potential upside of 91.18%. Public Policy has a consensus target price of GBX 1,350, suggesting a potential upside of 50.00%. Given GlobalData's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Public Policy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

22.6% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Public Policy shares are held by institutional investors. 65.3% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Public Policy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, GlobalData had 13 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 3 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat GlobalData's score of 0.44 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GlobalData	2 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Public Policy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. GlobalData pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Policy pays out -14.8% 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. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

GlobalData beats Public Policy on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GlobalData compare to Ricardo?

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, GlobalData had 15 more articles in the media than Ricardo. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 1 mentions for Ricardo. Ricardo's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GlobalData's score of 0.44 indicating that Ricardo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ricardo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GlobalData	2 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ricardo currently has a consensus target price of GBX 430, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 195, suggesting a potential upside of 91.18%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Ricardo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ricardo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

GlobalData has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ricardo. GlobalData is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ricardo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ricardo	£476.20M	0.56	£693.06K	£0.50	861.72
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.23	£33.17M	£4.40	23.18

Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ricardo pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 29.5% 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.

61.1% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ricardo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of GlobalData shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

GlobalData has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. GlobalData's return on equity of 9.94% beat Ricardo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ricardo	0.15%	0.41%	4.91%
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%

Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.689, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GlobalData beats Ricardo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GlobalData compare to Science Group?

Science Group (LON:SAG) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Science Group has a net margin of 29.80% compared to GlobalData's net margin of 10.28%. Science Group's return on equity of 31.59% beat GlobalData's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Science Group	29.80%	31.59%	4.28%
GlobalData	10.28%	9.94%	7.91%

Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Science Group pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 29.5% 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. Science Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Science Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 758, suggesting a potential upside of 28.37%. GlobalData has a consensus price target of GBX 195, suggesting a potential upside of 91.18%. Given GlobalData's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Science Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Science Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

50.3% of Science Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of Science Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, GlobalData had 13 more articles in the media than Science Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 3 mentions for Science Group. Science Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat GlobalData's score of 0.44 indicating that Science Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Science Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GlobalData	2 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Science Group. Science Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Science Group	£111.66M	2.18	£5.92M	£73.60	8.02
GlobalData	£322.10M	2.23	£33.17M	£4.40	23.18

Science Group has a beta of 0.386, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.689, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GlobalData beats Science Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DATA vs. The Competition

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Metric	GlobalData	Consulting Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£717.21M	£2.53B	£9.37B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.47%	3.37%	3.57%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	23.18	99.97	24.93	366.11
Price / Sales	2.23	153.23	5,275.79	88,393.80
Price / Cash	31.08	31.83	27.92	27.89
Price / Book	1.81	3.16	4.87	7.70
Net Income	£33.17M	£155.55M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-6.93%	-0.39%	0.51%	0.68%
1 Month Performance	19.30%	2.30%	3.83%	2.62%
1 Year Performance	-45.74%	-8.29%	38.46%	87.79%

GlobalData Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DATA GlobalData	3.2971 of 5 stars	GBX 102 -0.2%	GBX 195 +91.2%	-46.9%	£717.21M	£322.10M	23.18	3,532
AFM Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£591.19M	£233.62M	3,876.92	1,051
ELIX Elixirr International	N/A	GBX 700 +1.2%	GBX 1,060 +51.4%	-14.6%	£341.17M	£149.60M	18.83	484	Positive News
PPHC Public Policy	2.1464 of 5 stars	GBX 970 -2.0%	GBX 1,350 +39.2%	+39.3%	£280.66M	£186.54M	N/A	367	News Coverage Gap Down
RCDO Ricardo	0.4471 of 5 stars	GBX 430 +0.2%	GBX 430	+59.9%	£267.52M	£476.20M	861.72	2,978	News Coverage

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