Alight (ALIT) Competitors $3.00 -0.08 (-2.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.04 +0.04 (+1.27%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALIT vs. FOUR, ETSY, QMMM, AMTM, WPP, STNE, FTDR, DLO, HRI, and HNGEShould you be buying Alight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alight include Shift4 Payments (FOUR), Etsy (ETSY), QMMM (QMMM), Amentum (AMTM), WPP (WPP), StoneCo (STNE), Frontdoor (FTDR), DLocal (DLO), Herc (HRI), and Hinge Health (HNGE). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alight vs. Its Competitors Shift4 Payments Etsy QMMM Amentum WPP StoneCo Frontdoor DLocal Herc Hinge Health Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Alight (NYSE:ALIT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend FOUR or ALIT? Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus target price of $112.65, suggesting a potential upside of 49.08%. Alight has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 191.47%. Given Alight's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alight is more favorable than Shift4 Payments.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shift4 Payments 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Alight 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk & volatility, FOUR or ALIT? Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FOUR or ALIT more profitable? Shift4 Payments has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Alight's net margin of -50.37%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 37.05% beat Alight's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shift4 Payments6.11% 37.05% 6.88% Alight -50.37%6.26%3.21% Which has better valuation and earnings, FOUR or ALIT? Shift4 Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Alight. Alight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShift4 Payments$3.33B2.01$229.60M$2.7027.99Alight$2.33B0.69-$157M-$2.21-1.36 Does the media refer more to FOUR or ALIT? In the previous week, Shift4 Payments had 16 more articles in the media than Alight. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Shift4 Payments and 6 mentions for Alight. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Alight's score of 0.25 indicating that Shift4 Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shift4 Payments 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alight 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FOUR or ALIT? 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Alight shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Alight shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryShift4 Payments beats Alight on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALIT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart ALIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlightINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.62B$19.35B$32.74B$21.91BDividend Yield5.16%3.61%3.20%3.64%P/E Ratio-1.3673.78490.3630.11Price / Sales0.69128.551,834.5665.32Price / Cash2.8382.7837.7723.91Price / Book0.389.687.754.70Net Income-$157M$356.34M$820.59M$1.01B7 Day Performance-5.89%-1.45%0.17%-0.44%1 Month Performance-16.12%3.26%7.13%1.45%1 Year Performance-58.88%99.29%23,940.00%15.02% Alight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALITAlight4.5153 of 5 stars$3.00-2.5%$8.75+191.5%-57.7%$1.62B$2.33B-1.369,500FOURShift4 Payments4.7207 of 5 stars$78.68+2.4%$114.37+45.4%-17.3%$6.96B$3.33B29.144,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionETSYEtsy3.7052 of 5 stars$70.00-3.3%$58.69-16.2%+45.0%$6.94B$2.81B56.452,400Analyst ForecastQMMMQMMMN/A$119.40+19.4%N/A+1,419.1%$6.83B$2.70M0.00N/AAMTMAmentum4.1332 of 5 stars$26.28+1.3%$28.40+8.1%N/A$6.39B$12.68B67.3953,000WPPWPP1.9237 of 5 stars$24.80-0.4%N/A-53.6%$5.35B$14.18B4.15108,044Trending NewsSTNEStoneCo3.719 of 5 stars$17.88-0.5%$16.56-7.4%+51.4%$5.11B$2.46B-25.5416,793Analyst ForecastFTDRFrontdoor3.2081 of 5 stars$67.14-2.3%$59.75-11.0%+29.9%$4.89B$1.84B19.812,120DLODLocal3.1535 of 5 stars$14.17+0.9%$14.00-1.2%+75.8%$4.43B$863.48M29.521,095News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHRIHerc3.7125 of 5 stars$126.43-1.4%$149.20+18.0%-24.3%$4.20B$3.57B147.017,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHNGEHinge HealthN/A$51.90+1.2%$57.13+10.1%N/A$4.07BN/A0.001,514 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOUR Competitors ETSY Competitors QMMM Competitors AMTM Competitors WPP Competitors STNE Competitors FTDR Competitors DLO Competitors HRI Competitors HNGE 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 (NYSE:ALIT) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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