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.
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.
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.
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).
Summary
Formula Systems (1985) beats GitLab on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FORTY) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
