Hudson Global (HSON) Competitors

Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ:TW) and Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

Is TW or HSON more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 29.06% compared to Hudson Global's net margin of -2.46%. Tradeweb Markets' return on equity of 11.14% beat Hudson Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tradeweb Markets	29.06%	11.14%	9.49%
Hudson Global	-2.46%	-5.22%	-3.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, TW or HSON?

Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Global has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TW or HSON?

99.5% of Tradeweb Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Hudson Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tradeweb Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Hudson Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TW or HSON?

In the previous week, Hudson Global had 5 more articles in the media than Tradeweb Markets. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hudson Global and 4 mentions for Tradeweb Markets. Tradeweb Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Hudson Global's score of 0.33 indicating that Tradeweb Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tradeweb Markets	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hudson Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TW or HSON?

Tradeweb Markets presently has a consensus target price of $149.77, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Given Tradeweb Markets' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tradeweb Markets is more favorable than Hudson Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tradeweb Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Hudson Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TW or HSON?

Tradeweb Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Hudson Global. Hudson Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tradeweb Markets, 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
Tradeweb Markets	$1.83B	18.81	$501.51M	$2.43	59.82
Hudson Global	$138.03M	0.19	$2.20M	-$1.22	-7.91

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TW or HSON?

Tradeweb Markets received 183 more outperform votes than Hudson Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.32% of users gave Hudson Global an outperform vote while only 68.10% of users gave Tradeweb Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tradeweb Markets	Outperform Votes 427 68.10%	Underperform Votes 200 31.90%
Hudson Global	Outperform Votes 244 69.32%	Underperform Votes 108 30.68%

Is TW or HSON a better dividend stock?

Tradeweb Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hudson Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Tradeweb Markets pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hudson Global pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tradeweb Markets has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hudson Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Tradeweb Markets beats Hudson Global on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.