FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors $301.39 -34.65 (-10.31%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$301.90 +0.51 (+0.17%) As of 09/18/2025 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FDS vs. CCRN, MCO, MSCI, SPGI, FICO, TYL, SSNC, GWRE, MANH, and PEGAShould you be buying FactSet Research Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FactSet Research Systems include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Moody's (MCO), MSCI (MSCI), S&P Global (SPGI), Fair Isaac (FICO), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Manhattan Associates (MANH), and Pegasystems (PEGA). FactSet Research Systems vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare Moody's MSCI S&P Global Fair Isaac Tyler Technologies SS&C Technologies Guidewire Software Manhattan Associates Pegasystems FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend FDS or CCRN? FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus target price of $424.44, suggesting a potential upside of 40.83%. Cross Country Healthcare has a consensus target price of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 31.26%. Given FactSet Research Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FactSet Research Systems is more favorable than Cross Country Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FactSet Research Systems 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.73Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FDS or CCRN? 91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, FDS or CCRN? FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FDS or CCRN more profitable? FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 23.30% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 31.59% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FactSet Research Systems23.30% 31.59% 15.37% Cross Country Healthcare -0.70%1.72%1.24% Does the media prefer FDS or CCRN? In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 30 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 3 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.62 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FactSet Research Systems 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cross Country Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, FDS or CCRN? FactSet Research Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FactSet Research Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFactSet Research Systems$2.20B5.17$537.13M$13.8421.78Cross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.33-$14.56M-$0.26-52.54 SummaryFactSet Research Systems beats Cross Country Healthcare on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FactSet Research Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDS 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. 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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 FDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFactSet Research SystemsBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.70B$19.66B$26.59B$21.58BDividend Yield1.31%1.50%2.74%3.50%P/E Ratio21.7865.8427.3530.17Price / Sales5.173.89729.2277.26Price / Cash16.1717.3127.2424.62Price / Book5.9932.527.814.58Net Income$537.13M$508.90M$198.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance-16.84%-2.17%1.94%1.52%1 Month Performance-19.40%-0.11%22.18%5.96%1 Year Performance-35.87%1.31%50.99%14.24% FactSet Research Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDSFactSet Research Systems4.8967 of 5 stars$301.39-10.3%$424.44+40.8%-32.5%$12.70B$2.20B21.7812,398Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.6133 of 5 stars$13.16+4.9%$17.93+36.2%-7.8%$431.15M$1.19B-50.628,205Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.8359 of 5 stars$508.70-0.7%$540.57+6.3%-0.3%$91.06B$7.31B43.2215,838Positive NewsInsider TradeMSCIMSCI4.9774 of 5 stars$576.73-1.1%$652.45+13.1%+0.8%$44.62B$2.86B38.196,132High Trading VolumeSPGIS&P Global4.9675 of 5 stars$543.51-0.1%$614.38+13.0%-2.2%$165.93B$14.70B41.8142,350Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementFICOFair Isaac4.9399 of 5 stars$1,555.93+0.8%$2,101.71+35.1%-19.8%$37.06B$1.93B60.853,586Positive NewsTYLTyler Technologies4.8586 of 5 stars$540.16-0.9%$688.27+27.4%-8.6%$23.37B$2.14B77.177,400Positive NewsInsider TradeSSNCSS&C Technologies4.8728 of 5 stars$88.74-0.5%$97.38+9.7%+18.4%$21.67B$6.05B27.8226,800Positive NewsGWREGuidewire Software4.4155 of 5 stars$252.32-0.2%$274.08+8.6%+43.1%$21.24B$1.20B315.403,772Trending NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeMANHManhattan Associates4.3395 of 5 stars$211.46-2.1%$216.67+2.5%-19.1%$12.79B$1.06B59.074,690Positive NewsPEGAPegasystems4.46 of 5 stars$59.23+2.0%$61.83+4.4%+79.9%$10.13B$1.68B50.845,443Dividend AnnouncementInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cross Country Healthcare Competitors Moody's Competitors MSCI Competitors S&P Global Competitors Fair Isaac Competitors Tyler Technologies Competitors SS&C Technologies Competitors Guidewire Software Competitors Manhattan Associates Competitors Pegasystems 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:FDS) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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