Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FORTY or VERX?

Formula Systems (1985) received 29 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote while only 50.96% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Formula Systems (1985)	Outperform Votes 82 60.29%	Underperform Votes 54 39.71%
Vertex	Outperform Votes 53 50.96%	Underperform Votes 51 49.04%

Which has more risk and volatility, FORTY or VERX?

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FORTY or VERX?

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Vertex 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.81B	0.57	$64.01M	$5.22	20.02
Vertex	$687.06M	8.67	-$13.09M	-$0.29	-129.58

Is FORTY or VERX more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Formula Systems (1985)'s net margin of 2.78%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)	2.78%	5.68%	2.70%
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%

Do analysts rate FORTY or VERX?

Vertex has a consensus price target of $50.73, indicating a potential upside of 35.00%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex 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
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the media prefer FORTY or VERX?

In the previous week, Vertex had 6 more articles in the media than Formula Systems (1985). MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vertex and 2 mentions for Formula Systems (1985). Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Vertex's score of 0.56 indicating that Formula Systems (1985) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Formula Systems (1985)	Positive
Vertex	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FORTY or VERX?

34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Vertex shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Vertex beats Formula Systems (1985) on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.