Alight (ALIT) Competitors $3.81 -0.11 (-2.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.82 +0.01 (+0.31%) As of 07:27 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, HQY, LIF, LYFT, AMTM, MARA, WPP, QBTS, ETSY, and STNEShould you be buying Alight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alight include Shift4 Payments (FOUR), HealthEquity (HQY), Life360 (LIF), Lyft (LYFT), Amentum (AMTM), Marathon Digital (MARA), WPP (WPP), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Etsy (ETSY), and StoneCo (STNE). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alight vs. Its Competitors Shift4 Payments HealthEquity Life360 Lyft Amentum Marathon Digital WPP D-Wave Quantum Etsy StoneCo Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Alight (NYSE:ALIT) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FOUR or ALIT? 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Alight shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Alight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$3.33B2.33$229.60M$2.7032.44Alight$2.33B0.88-$157M-$2.21-1.73 Do analysts recommend FOUR or ALIT? Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus target price of $114.40, suggesting a potential upside of 30.62%. Alight has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 129.48%. Given Alight's stronger consensus rating and 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) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Alight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer FOUR or ALIT? In the previous week, Alight had 6 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Alight and 7 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Alight's score of 1.03 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Alight 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 more volatility and risk, FOUR or ALIT? Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryShift4 Payments beats Alight on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alight News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALIT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$2.11B$19.30B$30.33B$21.26BDividend Yield4.08%3.44%3.16%3.51%P/E Ratio-1.7366.17395.2827.19Price / Sales0.8864.911,618.0349.02Price / Cash3.5884.3936.1124.13Price / Book0.488.227.004.54Net Income-$157M$355.31M$807.65M$999.70M7 Day Performance-2.11%-2.30%-1.13%0.12%1 Month Performance-25.87%0.20%2.35%5.75%1 Year Performance-47.70%65.40%24,024.61%14.88% Alight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALITAlight4.3206 of 5 stars$3.81-2.7%$8.75+129.5%-46.6%$2.11B$2.33B-1.739,500Positive NewsOptions VolumeFOURShift4 Payments4.8181 of 5 stars$90.52-1.1%$114.40+26.4%+11.5%$8.01B$3.61B33.534,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeHQYHealthEquity3.6103 of 5 stars$89.33+1.2%$117.82+31.9%+21.5%$7.72B$1.24B65.203,120Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastLIFLife3602.1436 of 5 stars$90.44-1.0%$86.43-4.4%+132.6%$7.01B$371.48M282.63600Insider TradeLYFTLyft4.1551 of 5 stars$16.22+0.5%$16.83+3.8%+49.1%$6.59B$6.11B67.592,934Trending NewsOptions VolumeAMTMAmentum3.7743 of 5 stars$24.94-1.2%$27.30+9.5%N/A$6.07B$8.39B63.9553,000MARAMarathon Digital3.88 of 5 stars$15.98+0.1%$24.22+51.6%+4.1%$5.92B$656.38M14.409Positive NewsWPPWPP1.7654 of 5 stars$26.52-0.3%N/A-42.9%$5.72B$18.84B4.44108,044QBTSD-Wave Quantum3.4986 of 5 stars$15.64-1.8%$19.27+23.3%+1,530.1%$5.35B$8.83M-14.893ETSYEtsy4.5644 of 5 stars$53.01-1.6%$57.80+9.0%-5.1%$5.25B$2.81B42.752,400Insider TradeSTNEStoneCo3.3135 of 5 stars$16.47-0.8%$15.36-6.8%+24.9%$4.71B$13.76B-23.5316,793Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOUR Competitors HQY Competitors LIF Competitors LYFT Competitors AMTM Competitors MARA Competitors WPP Competitors QBTS Competitors ETSY Competitors STNE 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital 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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