Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors GBX 430 +1.00 (+0.23%) As of 10/8/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RCDO vs. DATA, AFM, ELIX, YOU, PPHC, SAG, FNTL, GTLY, MANO, and MJHShould you be buying Ricardo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ricardo include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Elixirr International (ELIX), YouGov (YOU), Public Policy (PPHC), Science Group (SAG), Fintel (FNTL), Gateley (GTLY), Manolete Partners (MANO), and MJ Hudson Group (MJH). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry. Ricardo vs. Its Competitors GlobalData Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Elixirr International YouGov Public Policy Science Group Fintel Gateley Manolete Partners MJ Hudson Group GlobalData (LON:DATA) and Ricardo (LON:RCDO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in DATA or RCDO? 17.1% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of GlobalData shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ricardo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DATA or RCDO? GlobalData has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobalData£302.40M2.74£33.17M£2.0058.08Ricardo£476.20M0.56£693.06K£0.50861.72 Is DATA or RCDO more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GlobalData11.96% 12.99% 7.91% Ricardo 0.15%0.42%4.91% Which has more volatility & risk, DATA or RCDO? GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate DATA or RCDO? GlobalData currently has a consensus price target of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 93.72%. Ricardo has a consensus price target of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Ricardo.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) 3.00Ricardo 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor DATA or RCDO? In the previous week, GlobalData had 19 more articles in the media than Ricardo. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Ricardo. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Ricardo's score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GlobalData Neutral Ricardo Neutral Is DATA or RCDO a better dividend stock? GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GlobalData pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ricardo pays out 25.5% 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. SummaryGlobalData beats Ricardo on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ricardo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCDO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RCDO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRicardoConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£267.52M£3.52B£7.89B£2.59BDividend Yield2.47%2.72%4.59%5.38%P/E Ratio861.72157.2724.78424.47Price / Sales0.56202.661,196.3997,315.95Price / Cash5.9231.8327.8727.90Price / Book1.623.944.938.00Net Income£693.06K£155.55M£790.14M£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.06%-0.17%-0.79%1 Month Performance0.70%-0.98%1.76%0.74%1 Year Performance5.39%1.52%30.48%117.27% Ricardo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCDORicardoN/AGBX 430+0.2%GBX 430+2.9%£267.52M£476.20M861.722,978DATAGlobalData3.2861 of 5 starsGBX 121.50+2.5%GBX 227.50+87.2%-34.9%£866.88M£302.40M6,075.003,532Analyst ForecastAFMAlpha Financial Markets ConsultingN/AN/AN/AN/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051ELIXElixirr InternationalN/AGBX 898+4.4%N/A+23.4%£433.95M£129.72M2,505.58484News CoverageDividend CutYOUYouGov4.0736 of 5 starsGBX 251-2.5%GBX 471+87.6%-34.5%£294.15M£383.90M35,857.141,820Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumePPHCPublic Policy0.9549 of 5 starsGBX 1,085.40+1.9%GBX 1,300+19.8%+65.8%£272.82M£166.33M-1,206.00367Gap UpSAGScience GroupN/AGBX 551+0.2%GBX 758+37.6%+22.0%£242.77M£114.15M818.72443Positive NewsFNTLFintelN/AGBX 218.34-0.8%N/A-17.9%£227.50M£85M3,639.07501Gap UpGTLYGateleyN/AGBX 117-2.5%N/A+2.2%£156.77M£179.50M11,470.591,068Gap UpMANOManolete Partners1.9725 of 5 starsGBX 90+1.1%GBX 172+91.1%-13.0%£39.43M£30.48M4,477.6129MJHMJ Hudson GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£26.69M£47.45M-437.50232 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DATA Competitors AFM Competitors ELIX Competitors YOU Competitors PPHC Competitors SAG Competitors FNTL Competitors GTLY Competitors MANO Competitors MJH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:RCDO) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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