FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

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

Is SNPS or FDS more profitable?

Synopsys has a net margin of 36.12% compared to FactSet Research Systems' net margin of 24.16%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 33.92% beat Synopsys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synopsys	36.12%	20.48%	13.51%
FactSet Research Systems	24.16%	33.92%	15.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNPS or FDS?

Synopsys received 539 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.59% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 41.34% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 842 72.59%	Underperform Votes 318 27.41%
FactSet Research Systems	Outperform Votes 303 41.34%	Underperform Votes 430 58.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, SNPS or FDS?

Synopsys has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SNPS or FDS?

85.5% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems 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.

Do analysts rate SNPS or FDS?

Synopsys presently has a consensus target price of $613.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.82%. FactSet Research Systems has a consensus target price of $436.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Synopsys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
FactSet Research Systems	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.56

Which has better earnings and valuation, SNPS or FDS?

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, 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
Synopsys	$6.07B	11.76	$2.26B	$13.52	34.16
FactSet Research Systems	$2.25B	7.25	$537.13M	$14.06	30.65

Does the media favor SNPS or FDS?

In the previous week, Synopsys had 16 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Synopsys and 15 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Synopsys' score of 1.26 indicating that FactSet Research Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synopsys	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FactSet Research Systems	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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