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Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

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FORTY vs. GTLB, DBX, PONY, SOUN, LNW, KD, GDS, CFLT, PATH, and WAY

Should you be buying Formula Systems (1985) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Formula Systems (1985) include GitLab (GTLB), Dropbox (DBX), Pony AI (PONY), SoundHound AI (SOUN), Light & Wonder (LNW), Kyndryl (KD), GDS (GDS), Confluent (CFLT), UiPath (PATH), and Waystar (WAY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Formula Systems (1985) vs. Its Competitors

Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than GitLab. GitLab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Formula Systems (1985), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Formula Systems (1985)$2.76B0.76$79.67M$4.9727.61
GitLab$857.95M9.49-$6.33M-$0.04-1,221.00

34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of GitLab shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of GitLab shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Formula Systems (1985) has a net margin of 2.70% compared to GitLab's net margin of -0.55%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 5.58% beat GitLab's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)2.70% 5.58% 2.58%
GitLab -0.55%-2.71%-1.63%

In the previous week, GitLab had 23 more articles in the media than Formula Systems (1985). MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for GitLab and 3 mentions for Formula Systems (1985). Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat GitLab's score of 0.41 indicating that Formula Systems (1985) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Formula Systems (1985)
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GitLab
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GitLab has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

GitLab has a consensus price target of $58.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Given GitLab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GitLab is more favorable than Formula Systems (1985).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Formula Systems (1985)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
GitLab
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Summary

Formula Systems (1985) beats GitLab on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FORTY vs. The Competition

MetricFormula Systems (1985)COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.09B$5.50B$32.75B$10.51B
Dividend Yield0.98%1.59%3.14%4.57%
P/E Ratio27.61137.03452.7526.62
Price / Sales0.764.301,857.5692.90
Price / Cash10.6925.6938.4861.85
Price / Book1.516.427.306.45
Net Income$79.67M$238.10M$810.65M$271.57M
7 Day Performance2.62%2.39%2.49%2.61%
1 Month Performance6.59%12.19%7.48%7.28%
1 Year Performance74.43%37.71%24,156.36%29.60%

Formula Systems (1985) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
1.2839 of 5 stars
$137.24
+0.9%
N/A+87.6%$2.09B$2.76B27.6122,720Gap Down
High Trading Volume
GTLB
GitLab
3.1581 of 5 stars
$50.05
+1.1%
$58.88
+17.6%
-8.2%$8.38B$759.25M-1,257.102,375Insider Trade
DBX
Dropbox
2.9337 of 5 stars
$31.04
+0.4%
$29.67
-4.4%
+24.1%$8.38B$2.55B18.932,204
PONY
Pony AI
1.1677 of 5 stars
$21.75
+5.8%
$19.40
-10.8%
N/A$7.62B$75.03M0.001,460Gap Up
SOUN
SoundHound AI
1.28 of 5 stars
$18.24
+5.3%
$14.36
-21.3%
+269.9%$7.52B$84.69M-29.27200Trending News
Gap Up
LNW
Light & Wonder
4.1637 of 5 stars
$88.68
+0.8%
$104.11
+17.4%
-22.5%$7.44B$3.19B22.396,800Positive News
KD
Kyndryl
3.6419 of 5 stars
$31.68
+0.5%
$46.00
+45.2%
+33.7%$7.32B$15.06B26.1873,000Positive News
GDS
GDS
2.9567 of 5 stars
$37.84
-4.8%
$46.93
+24.0%
+83.5%$7.20B$1.41B11.182,276
CFLT
Confluent
3.449 of 5 stars
$20.53
+1.5%
$27.36
+33.3%
+1.0%$7.06B$963.64M-21.793,060Positive News
PATH
UiPath
2.2771 of 5 stars
$13.09
-0.4%
$13.18
+0.7%
-2.7%$6.96B$1.43B437.173,868Insider Trade
Options Volume
WAY
Waystar
4.4303 of 5 stars
$38.09
+1.0%
$45.14
+18.5%
+38.2%$6.64B$943.55M79.351,500

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This page (NASDAQ:FORTY) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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