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Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors

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GBX 430 +1.00 (+0.23%)
As of 10/8/2025

RCDO vs. DATA, AFM, ELIX, YOU, PPHC, SAG, FNTL, 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), 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 (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.

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.

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 Ratio
GlobalData£302.40M2.74£33.17M£2.0058.08
Ricardo£476.20M0.56£693.06K£0.50861.72

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%

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.

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)
3.00
Ricardo
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

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.

Summary

GlobalData beats Ricardo on 13 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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RCDO vs. The Competition

MetricRicardoConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£267.52M£3.52B£7.89B£2.59B
Dividend Yield2.47%2.72%4.59%5.38%
P/E Ratio861.72157.2724.78424.47
Price / Sales0.56202.661,196.3997,315.95
Price / Cash5.9231.8327.8727.90
Price / Book1.623.944.938.00
Net Income£693.06K£155.55M£790.14M£5.89B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RCDO
Ricardo
N/AGBX 430
+0.2%
GBX 430
+2.9%£267.52M£476.20M861.722,978
DATA
GlobalData
3.2861 of 5 stars
GBX 121.50
+2.5%
GBX 227.50
+87.2%
-34.9%£866.88M£302.40M6,075.003,532Analyst Forecast
AFM
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
N/AN/AN/AN/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051
ELIX
Elixirr International
N/AGBX 898
+4.4%
N/A+23.4%£433.95M£129.72M2,505.58484News Coverage
Dividend Cut
YOU
YouGov
4.0736 of 5 stars
GBX 251
-2.5%
GBX 471
+87.6%
-34.5%£294.15M£383.90M35,857.141,820Trending News
High Trading Volume
PPHC
Public Policy
0.9549 of 5 stars
GBX 1,085.40
+1.9%
GBX 1,300
+19.8%
+65.8%£272.82M£166.33M-1,206.00367Gap Up
SAG
Science Group
N/AGBX 551
+0.2%
GBX 758
+37.6%
+22.0%£242.77M£114.15M818.72443Positive News
FNTL
Fintel
N/AGBX 218.34
-0.8%
N/A-17.9%£227.50M£85M3,639.07501Gap Up
GTLY
Gateley
N/AGBX 117
-2.5%
N/A+2.2%£156.77M£179.50M11,470.591,068Gap Up
MANO
Manolete Partners
1.9725 of 5 stars
GBX 90
+1.1%
GBX 172
+91.1%
-13.0%£39.43M£30.48M4,477.6129
MJH
MJ Hudson Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£26.69M£47.45M-437.50232

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This page (LON:RCDO) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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