FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FDS or ADSK?

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FDS or ADSK?

FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus target price of $436.90, suggesting a potential downside of 5.82%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $323.59, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.56
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Is FDS or ADSK more profitable?

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.16% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 18.30%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat FactSet Research Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems	24.16%	33.92%	15.97%
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FDS or ADSK?

Autodesk received 972 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.48% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 41.34% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FactSet Research Systems	Outperform Votes 303 41.34%	Underperform Votes 430 58.66%
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1275 69.48%	Underperform Votes 560 30.52%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FDS or ADSK?

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk 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.

Does the media favor FDS or ADSK?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 27 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Autodesk and 17 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Autodesk's score of 1.20 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Autodesk	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FDS or ADSK?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, 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	7.81	$537.13M	$14.06	33.00
Autodesk	$6.13B	10.22	$906M	$5.13	57.10

Summary

Autodesk beats FactSet Research Systems on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.