Hudson Global (HSON) Competitors $9.27 -0.36 (-3.74%) As of 09/9/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HSON vs. TW, KFY, RHI, ASGN, NSP, MAN, BBSI, HSII, KFRC, and KELYAShould you be buying Hudson Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudson Global include Tradeweb Markets (TW), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Robert Half (RHI), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), Kforce (KFRC), and Kelly Services (KELYA). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry. Hudson Global vs. Its Competitors Tradeweb Markets Korn/Ferry International Robert Half ASGN Insperity ManpowerGroup Barrett Business Services Heidrick & Struggles International Kforce Kelly Services Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ:TW) and Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON) are both human resource & employment services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TW or HSON? 99.5% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Hudson Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tradeweb Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Hudson Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 0.4%. Hudson Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Tradeweb Markets pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hudson Global pays out -15.4% 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. Do analysts recommend TW or HSON? Tradeweb Markets currently has a consensus target price of $151.93, suggesting a potential upside of 28.84%. Given Tradeweb Markets' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Hudson Global 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, TW or HSON? Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Global has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TW or HSON? In the previous week, Tradeweb Markets had 6 more articles in the media than Hudson Global. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tradeweb Markets and 2 mentions for Hudson Global. Hudson Global's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Tradeweb Markets' score of 0.52 indicating that Hudson Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tradeweb Markets 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hudson Global 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTradeweb Markets$1.73B16.15$501.51M$2.5945.53Hudson Global$137.86M0.19-$4.77M-$1.30-7.13 Is TW or HSON more profitable? Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Hudson Global's net margin of -2.81%. Tradeweb Markets' return on equity of 11.90% beat Hudson Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tradeweb Markets28.85% 11.90% 10.29% Hudson Global -2.81%-3.81%-2.84% SummaryTradeweb Markets beats Hudson Global on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hudson Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSON and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HSON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHudson GlobalOutsourcing IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.54M$3.94B$26.58B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A1.43%2.73%4.59%P/E Ratio-7.1320.4627.1825.93Price / Sales0.190.92758.18122.58Price / CashN/A8.1927.3460.44Price / Book0.639.607.766.29Net Income-$4.77M$296.51M$199.14M$270.77M7 Day Performance-10.99%1.92%9.73%3.36%1 Month Performance3.00%8.04%20.13%6.41%1 Year Performance-43.02%-17.13%68.51%28.26% Hudson Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSONHudson Global2.6502 of 5 stars$9.27-3.7%N/A-40.9%$25.54M$137.86M-7.131,300High Trading VolumeTWTradeweb Markets4.8327 of 5 stars$119.32+0.2%$151.93+27.3%+4.5%$28.16B$1.73B46.071,412High Trading VolumeKFYKorn/Ferry International4.5002 of 5 stars$72.62-0.8%$81.00+11.5%+8.1%$3.83B$2.76B15.729,253Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeRHIRobert Half4.9227 of 5 stars$35.94-3.0%$45.83+27.5%-41.4%$3.77B$5.80B20.5414,700Positive NewsASGNASGN3.4578 of 5 stars$52.49-1.1%$61.67+17.5%-40.4%$2.33B$4.10B16.613,200News CoverageNSPInsperity4.5198 of 5 stars$53.16-1.6%$58.33+9.7%-37.1%$2.03B$6.70B50.154,500MANManpowerGroup4.6482 of 5 stars$38.43-6.9%$48.20+25.4%-43.1%$1.91B$17.85B-101.1226,700High Trading VolumeBBSIBarrett Business Services4.4972 of 5 stars$47.60-1.1%$47.00-1.3%+32.5%$1.24B$1.20B23.453,658Positive NewsHSIIHeidrick & Struggles International3.2883 of 5 stars$50.27-0.2%$51.00+1.5%+40.9%$1.04B$1.12B31.622,201News CoverageShort Interest ↓KFRCKforce4.3825 of 5 stars$30.95-3.7%$52.33+69.1%-49.7%$597.59M$1.36B11.5512,000News CoveragePositive NewsKELYAKelly Services4.8105 of 5 stars$13.65-1.6%$25.00+83.2%-34.1%$488.95M$4.50B-68.254,200Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tradeweb Markets Competitors Korn/Ferry International Competitors Robert Half Competitors ASGN Competitors Insperity Competitors ManpowerGroup Competitors Barrett Business Services Competitors Heidrick & Struggles International Competitors Kforce Competitors Kelly Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HSON) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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