Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and PROS (NYSE:PRO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, FORTY or PRO?

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PROS has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FORTY or PRO?

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than PROS. PROS 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)	$2.57 billion	0.41	$81.39 million	$5.22	13.30
PROS	$276.14 million	4.89	-$82.25 million	-$1.60	-18.31

Is FORTY or PRO more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) has a net margin of 3.13% compared to PROS's net margin of -25.67%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 6.92% beat PROS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)	3.13%	6.92%	2.98%
PROS	-25.67%	N/A	-11.72%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FORTY or PRO?

0.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of PROS shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of PROS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FORTY or PRO?

PROS received 474 more outperform votes than Formula Systems (1985) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave PROS an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Formula Systems (1985)	Outperform Votes 82 60.29%	Underperform Votes 54 39.71%
PROS	Outperform Votes 556 71.65%	Underperform Votes 220 28.35%

Does the media prefer FORTY or PRO?

In the previous week, PROS had 35 more articles in the media than Formula Systems (1985). MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for PROS and 7 mentions for Formula Systems (1985). Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat PROS's score of 0.29 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)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PROS	7 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FORTY or PRO?

PROS has a consensus price target of $35.40, suggesting a potential upside of 20.82%. Given PROS's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PROS 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)	N/A
PROS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Formula Systems (1985) beats PROS on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.