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FORTY vs. LNW, WAY, CCCS, VRNS, GLBE, PATH, CFLT, CWAN, SAIC, and SOUN

Should you be buying Formula Systems (1985) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Formula Systems (1985) include Light & Wonder (LNW), Waystar (WAY), CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS), Varonis Systems (VRNS), Global-e Online (GLBE), UiPath (PATH), Confluent (CFLT), Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), Science Applications International (SAIC), and SoundHound AI (SOUN). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Formula Systems (1985) vs. Its Competitors

Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) and Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Light & Wonder has a net margin of 10.89% compared to Formula Systems (1985)'s net margin of 2.70%. Light & Wonder's return on equity of 71.17% beat Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Light & Wonder10.89% 71.17% 8.73%
Formula Systems (1985) 2.70%5.58%2.58%

88.1% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Light & Wonder has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Light & Wonder and Light & Wonder both had 10 articles in the media. Light & Wonder's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Formula Systems (1985)'s score of 0.71 indicating that Light & Wonder is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Light & Wonder
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Formula Systems (1985)
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Light & Wonder has higher revenue and earnings than Formula Systems (1985). Light & Wonder 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
Light & Wonder$3.19B2.43$336M$3.9623.28
Formula Systems (1985)$2.89B0.68$79.67M$4.9725.91

Light & Wonder currently has a consensus price target of $108.10, indicating a potential upside of 17.27%. Given Light & Wonder's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Light & Wonder is more favorable than Formula Systems (1985).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Light & Wonder
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Formula Systems (1985)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Light & Wonder beats Formula Systems (1985) on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FORTY vs. The Competition

MetricFormula Systems (1985)COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.98B$5.35B$29.26B$9.58B
Dividend Yield1.03%1.63%3.09%4.10%
P/E Ratio25.91108.5554.4226.04
Price / Sales0.683.981,259.97102.77
Price / Cash10.1420.3235.2058.48
Price / Book1.354.239.586.61
Net Income$79.67M$238.10M$805.43M$265.56M
7 Day Performance6.45%2.90%1.55%1.97%
1 Month Performance-0.20%-2.24%-0.64%-0.36%
1 Year Performance70.33%13.76%24,052.26%19.03%

Formula Systems (1985) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
1.8156 of 5 stars
$128.76
-0.2%
N/A+69.3%$1.98B$2.89B25.9122,720Earnings Report
LNW
Light & Wonder
4.5129 of 5 stars
$84.00
+6.5%
$108.10
+28.7%
-14.8%$6.62B$3.19B21.216,800Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
WAY
Waystar
3.8651 of 5 stars
$34.48
-0.3%
$42.31
+22.7%
+38.1%$6.03B$943.55M71.831,500News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
CCCS
CCC Intelligent Solutions
3.0718 of 5 stars
$9.23
-3.0%
$12.07
+30.8%
-8.3%$6.01B$996.96M461.732,350Positive News
VRNS
Varonis Systems
3.9724 of 5 stars
$54.39
+3.0%
$58.50
+7.6%
+5.1%$5.91B$550.95M-59.122,406Positive News
GLBE
Global-e Online
4.1261 of 5 stars
$32.82
-5.4%
$48.08
+46.5%
-4.1%$5.89B$752.76M-91.161,084Positive News
PATH
UiPath
3.3079 of 5 stars
$10.43
-2.1%
$13.83
+32.6%
-7.6%$5.70B$1.43B-86.943,868
CFLT
Confluent
4.1066 of 5 stars
$15.91
-2.6%
$27.36
+71.9%
-16.4%$5.63B$963.64M-16.933,060Insider Trade
CWAN
Clearwater Analytics
4.4561 of 5 stars
$18.49
-6.2%
$31.90
+72.5%
-14.3%$5.59B$451.80M11.631,915News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
SAIC
Science Applications International
1.8093 of 5 stars
$115.87
-0.7%
N/AN/A$5.47B$7.48B16.2524,000
SOUN
SoundHound AI
1.6396 of 5 stars
$15.90
+17.3%
$13.36
-16.0%
+154.8%$5.44B$84.69M-25.24200High Trading Volume

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