Remitly Global (RELY) Competitors

Remitly Global (NASDAQ:RELY) and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor RELY or ULS?

In the previous week, UL Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Remitly Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for UL Solutions and 4 mentions for Remitly Global. Remitly Global's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat UL Solutions' score of 0.65 indicating that Remitly Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Remitly Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UL Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RELY or ULS more profitable?

UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.60% compared to Remitly Global's net margin of -0.34%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 40.79% beat Remitly Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Remitly Global	-0.34%	-0.70%	-0.45%
UL Solutions	11.60%	40.79%	12.99%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RELY or ULS?

UL Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Remitly Global. Remitly Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, 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
Remitly Global	$1.36B	2.78	-$36.98M	-$0.03	-616.83
UL Solutions	$2.87B	4.94	$326M	$1.67	42.32

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RELY or ULS?

74.3% of Remitly Global shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Remitly Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend RELY or ULS?

Remitly Global presently has a consensus target price of $28.88, suggesting a potential upside of 56.04%. UL Solutions has a consensus target price of $69.43, suggesting a potential downside of 1.77%. Given Remitly Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Remitly Global is more favorable than UL Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Remitly Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
UL Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more volatility & risk, RELY or ULS?

Remitly Global has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UL Solutions has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

UL Solutions beats Remitly Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.