VRSK vs. ADP, APTV, FIS, GPN, IT, SPOT, EFX, CPRT, WCN, and MRVL
Should you be buying Verisk Analytics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verisk Analytics include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Aptiv (APTV), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), Gartner (IT), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Equifax (EFX), Copart (CPRT), Waste Connections (WCN), and Marvell Technology (MRVL). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Verisk Analytics vs.
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 32.92% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 18.24%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 96.94% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.
Automatic Data Processing received 83 more outperform votes than Verisk Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 60.27% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.
Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $246.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $201.09, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Automatic Data Processing's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Automatic Data Processing is more favorable than Verisk Analytics.
Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verisk Analytics pays out 22.8% 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. Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Verisk Analytics. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verisk Analytics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 13 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 7 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 0.35 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
79.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Verisk Analytics beats Automatic Data Processing on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VRSK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
Verisk Analytics Competitors List
