Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 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.

Does the media favor FORTY or APPF?

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FORTY or APPF?

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.

Do analysts prefer FORTY or APPF?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FORTY or APPF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.76B	0.81	$79.67M	$4.97	29.16
AppFolio	$794.20M	10.81	$204.07M	$5.54	43.24

Which has more risk & volatility, FORTY or APPF?

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.

Is FORTY or APPF more profitable?

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.