FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor FDS or WDAY?

In the previous week, Workday had 9 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Workday and 11 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Workday's score of 0.94 indicating that FactSet Research Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FactSet Research Systems	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Workday	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FDS or WDAY?

Workday received 1154 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.16% of users gave Workday an outperform vote while only 41.28% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FactSet Research Systems	Outperform Votes 303 41.28%	Underperform Votes 431 58.72%
Workday	Outperform Votes 1457 65.16%	Underperform Votes 779 34.84%

Do analysts prefer FDS or WDAY?

FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus price target of $448.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.20%. Workday has a consensus price target of $293.54, suggesting a potential upside of 16.15%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Workday	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Is FDS or WDAY more profitable?

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.16% compared to Workday's net margin of 19.86%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 33.92% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems	24.16%	33.92%	15.97%
Workday	19.86%	6.13%	3.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, FDS or WDAY?

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FDS or WDAY?

Workday has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workday, 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
FactSet Research Systems	$2.25B	7.17	$537.13M	$14.06	30.29
Workday	$8.70B	7.76	$1.38B	$1.81	139.63

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FDS or WDAY?

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Workday beats FactSet Research Systems on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.