ExlService (EXLS) Competitors

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) and ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, BR or EXLS?

Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExlService has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BR or EXLS?

Broadridge Financial Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $250.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. ExlService has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.13%. Given ExlService's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ExlService is more favorable than Broadridge Financial Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadridge Financial Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
ExlService	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BR or EXLS?

90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of ExlService shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ExlService shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BR or EXLS?

In the previous week, Broadridge Financial Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than ExlService. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Broadridge Financial Solutions and 9 mentions for ExlService. Broadridge Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat ExlService's score of 0.86 indicating that Broadridge Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadridge Financial Solutions	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ExlService	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, BR or EXLS?

Broadridge Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than ExlService. ExlService is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadridge Financial Solutions, 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
Broadridge Financial Solutions	$6.77B	4.22	$698.10M	$6.65	36.53
ExlService	$1.90B	4.07	$184.56M	$1.32	36.08

Is BR or EXLS more profitable?

Broadridge Financial Solutions has a net margin of 11.36% compared to ExlService's net margin of 10.61%. Broadridge Financial Solutions' return on equity of 44.40% beat ExlService's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadridge Financial Solutions	11.36%	44.40%	12.04%
ExlService	10.61%	23.23%	13.38%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BR or EXLS?

ExlService received 157 more outperform votes than Broadridge Financial Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.53% of users gave ExlService an outperform vote while only 49.69% of users gave Broadridge Financial Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadridge Financial Solutions	Outperform Votes 406 49.69%	Underperform Votes 411 50.31%
ExlService	Outperform Votes 563 61.53%	Underperform Votes 352 38.47%

Summary

Broadridge Financial Solutions and ExlService tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.