RCDO vs. DATA, AFM, YOU, ELIX, FNTL, SAG, PPHC, GTLY, MANO, and MJH
Should you be buying Ricardo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ricardo include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Fintel (FNTL), Science Group (SAG), Public Policy (PPHC), Gateley (GTLY), Manolete Partners (MANO), and MJ Hudson Group (MJH). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.
Ricardo vs. Its Competitors
Ricardo (LON:RCDO) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.
GlobalData has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ricardo. Ricardo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GlobalData has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. GlobalData's return on equity of 12.99% beat Ricardo's return on equity.
In the previous week, GlobalData had 16 more articles in the media than Ricardo. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Ricardo. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Ricardo's score of -0.55 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ricardo pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ricardo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Ricardo currently has a consensus price target of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 0.94%. GlobalData has a consensus price target of GBX 227.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.17%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Ricardo.
61.1% of Ricardo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ricardo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
GlobalData beats Ricardo on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RCDO) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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