Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. is an Israel-based holding company that operates through a group of technology and information-services businesses. Rather than developing a single product line, Formula Systems invests in and manages companies that provide software, consulting, systems integration, information technology services and other enterprise technology solutions.

Its principal subsidiaries include Matrix IT, a provider of information technology services, consulting, outsourcing, systems integration and training; Sapiens International, which develops software platforms and solutions for the insurance industry; and Magic Software Enterprises, which provides application development, digital transformation, integration, cloud and information technology services. These businesses serve customers across industries including financial services, insurance, government, healthcare, manufacturing and other commercial markets.

Founded in 1985, Formula Systems is headquartered in Israel and has operations and customers in Israel, North America, Europe and other international markets through its subsidiaries. The company’s shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol FORTY and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Formula Systems is part of the broader Asseco group, a European provider of software and information technology solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.50 to $113.50
• 50-Day Range: $104.27 to $129.00
• 52-Week Range: $102.01 to $190.56
• Volume: 27 shs
• Average Volume: 1,220 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.85
• Dividend Yield: 1.71%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Formula Systems (1985) Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Formula Systems (1985) scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 421st out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Formula Systems (1985) has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Formula Systems (1985) has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Formula Systems (1985) is 2.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Formula Systems (1985) is 2.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Formula Systems (1985) has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Formula Systems (1985) has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Formula Systems (1985) has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Formula Systems (1985) has recently increased by 10.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Formula Systems (1985) pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Formula Systems (1985) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Formula Systems (1985) is 4.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Formula Systems (1985) has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Formula Systems (1985) this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Formula Systems (1985) insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.30% of the stock of Formula Systems (1985) is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

34.76% of the stock of Formula Systems (1985) is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/22/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FORTY
• CIK: 1045986
• Web: www.formulasystems.com
• Phone: (723) 538-9389
• Fax: 972-3538-9645
• Employees: 19,337
• Year Founded: 1985

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $39.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $606.48 million
• Net Margins: 21.57%
• Pretax Margin: 7.22%
• Return on Equity: 4.38%
• Return on Assets: 2.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 1.48
• Quick Ratio: 1.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $12.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.21
• Book Value: $115.95 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,330,000
• Free Float: 11,758,000
• Market Cap: $1.74 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25