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Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

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FORTY vs. APPF, NICE, PCTY, GTLB, DSGX, SRAD, DBX, MTCH, CFLT, and WIX

Should you be buying Formula Systems (1985) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Formula Systems (1985) include AppFolio (APPF), Nice (NICE), Paylocity (PCTY), GitLab (GTLB), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Dropbox (DBX), Match Group (MTCH), Confluent (CFLT), and Wix.com (WIX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Formula Systems (1985) vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, AppFolio had 11 more articles in the media than Formula Systems (1985). MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AppFolio and 4 mentions for Formula Systems (1985). Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat AppFolio's score of 0.63 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)
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AppFolio
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of AppFolio shares are held by 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.

AppFolio has a consensus price target of $318.20, indicating a potential upside of 32.83%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AppFolio 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Formula Systems (1985)$2.76B0.81$79.67M$4.9729.16
AppFolio$794.20M10.81$204.07M$5.5443.24

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AppFolio has a net margin of 23.54% compared to Formula Systems (1985)'s net margin of 2.70%. AppFolio's return on equity of 26.32% beat Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)2.70% 5.58% 2.58%
AppFolio 23.54%26.32%21.33%

Summary

AppFolio beats Formula Systems (1985) on 12 of the 16 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$2.17B$5.32B$33.07B$10.59B
Dividend Yield1.01%1.67%3.19%4.86%
P/E Ratio29.16140.57732.0928.46
Price / Sales0.814.661,555.46225.02
Price / Cash11.1426.7937.2360.64
Price / Book1.606.537.506.53
Net Income$79.67M$238.10M$820.48M$276.75M
7 Day Performance-1.35%3.29%533.18%0.93%
1 Month Performance5.61%2.59%628.74%1.41%
1 Year Performance76.75%33.78%24,441.19%31.59%

Formula Systems (1985) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
2.1098 of 5 stars
$144.94
+1.0%
N/A+76.8%$2.17B$2.76B29.1622,720Short Interest ↑
APPF
AppFolio
4.4025 of 5 stars
$241.42
+0.4%
$318.20
+31.8%
+22.5%$8.65B$794.20M43.541,634Upcoming Earnings
NICE
Nice
3.9577 of 5 stars
$136.49
+3.2%
$201.25
+47.5%
-24.8%$8.64B$2.84B16.328,726Analyst Forecast
PCTY
Paylocity
4.9654 of 5 stars
$154.31
+1.7%
$220.71
+43.0%
-12.2%$8.51B$1.60B38.476,700Analyst Forecast
GTLB
GitLab
2.9842 of 5 stars
$50.54
+7.3%
$58.83
+16.4%
-9.3%$8.40B$857.95M-1,259.832,375
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
4.1482 of 5 stars
$97.40
+1.5%
$121.80
+25.1%
-8.4%$8.37B$651M57.632,524Positive News
SRAD
Sportradar Group
3.2576 of 5 stars
$26.81
+2.3%
$31.88
+18.9%
+124.7%$8.03B$1.19B74.534,582Positive News
Analyst Revision
DBX
Dropbox
3.3317 of 5 stars
$29.61
+1.1%
$29.67
+0.2%
+13.8%$7.99B$2.55B18.052,204
MTCH
Match Group
4.9831 of 5 stars
$33.02
+0.1%
$35.56
+7.7%
-12.9%$7.94B$3.48B16.252,510
CFLT
Confluent
3.4023 of 5 stars
$22.74
+0.8%
$27.43
+20.6%
+7.5%$7.81B$1.06B-24.113,060Upcoming Earnings
WIX
Wix.com
4.6775 of 5 stars
$137.67
+0.1%
$215.37
+56.4%
-14.5%$7.72B$1.76B48.994,568

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