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FDS vs. CCRN, MCO, SPGI, FICO, TYL, GWRE, SSNC, MANH, PEGA, and INFA

Should 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), S&P Global (SPGI), Fair Isaac (FICO), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Guidewire Software (GWRE), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Pegasystems (PEGA), and Informatica (INFA).

FactSet Research Systems vs. Its Competitors

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus target price of $356.78, suggesting a potential upside of 25.07%. Cross Country Healthcare has a consensus target price of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 38.35%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems
5 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71
Cross Country Healthcare
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 25.72% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 31.06% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems25.72% 31.06% 15.39%
Cross Country Healthcare -0.70%1.72%1.24%

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
FactSet Research Systems$2.32B4.60$597.04M$15.5518.34
Cross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.32-$14.56M-$0.26-49.85

In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 3 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 0.83 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cross Country Healthcare
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

FactSet Research Systems beats Cross Country Healthcare on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FDS vs. The Competition

MetricFactSet Research SystemsBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.69B$19.75B$27.06B$22.11B
Dividend Yield1.54%1.64%2.84%3.55%
P/E Ratio18.3462.9618.8030.50
Price / Sales4.603.78891.4461.76
Price / Cash12.8417.2230.9624.64
Price / Book4.8933.487.744.66
Net Income$597.04M$558.69M$197.91M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.54%1.24%5.33%2.22%
1 Month Performance0.52%-5.14%0.86%2.07%
1 Year Performance-37.30%-8.20%50.95%14.05%

FactSet Research Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.9593 of 5 stars
$285.26
-0.6%
$356.78
+25.1%
-37.5%$10.69B$2.32B18.3412,398News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare
3.326 of 5 stars
$13.14
+4.1%
$17.93
+36.5%
+9.7%$430.47M$1.34B-50.548,205Analyst Forecast
MCO
Moody's
4.8303 of 5 stars
$474.80
+0.8%
$542.87
+14.3%
+5.1%$84.99B$7.09B40.3415,838Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9864 of 5 stars
$477.73
+1.0%
$614.23
+28.6%
-0.8%$145.85B$14.21B36.7542,350Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.9686 of 5 stars
$1,621.92
+0.4%
$2,137.43
+31.8%
-16.5%$38.93B$1.72B63.433,586Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6663 of 5 stars
$510.61
+1.0%
$686.00
+34.3%
-16.7%$22.09B$2.14B72.947,400Upcoming Earnings
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.2796 of 5 stars
$253.67
+3.8%
$274.08
+8.0%
+32.9%$21.44B$1.20B317.093,772Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.975 of 5 stars
$81.39
+2.1%
$98.13
+20.6%
+12.6%$19.88B$5.88B25.5126,800Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.6461 of 5 stars
$200.02
+1.6%
$222.91
+11.4%
-28.8%$12.10B$1.04B55.874,690Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.4223 of 5 stars
$54.79
+2.6%
$62.50
+14.1%
+65.8%$9.37B$1.50B47.035,443Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
INFA
Informatica
0.9331 of 5 stars
$24.85
+0.1%
$23.67
-4.7%
-6.6%$7.57B$1.64B-621.135,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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