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NYSE:FDS

FactSet Research Systems - FDS Competitors

$398.86
+6.27 (+1.60%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$381.92
$399.95
50-Day Range
$392.59
$435.27
52-Week Range
$345.92
$474.13
Volume
498,955 shs
Average Volume
250,425 shs
Market Capitalization
$15.26 billion
P/E Ratio
36.33
Dividend Yield
0.89%
Price Target
$450.14

FDS vs. APP, BR, RKT, FLT, RTO, PLTR, J, OMC, IPG, and SYM

Should you be buying FactSet Research Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FactSet Research Systems include AppLovin (APP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Rocket Companies (RKT), FLEETCOR Technologies (FLT), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Jacobs Solutions (J), Omnicom Group (OMC), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), and Symbotic (SYM). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

FactSet Research Systems vs.

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

AppLovin has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 17 more articles in the media than AppLovin. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 4 mentions for AppLovin. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.26 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AppLovin
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
FactSet Research Systems
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FactSet Research Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AppLovin. AppLovin 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
AppLovin$2.82 billion1.89-$192.75 million-$0.52-27.25
FactSet Research Systems$1.84 billion8.27$396.92 million$10.9836.33

AppLovin currently has a consensus price target of $26.18, suggesting a potential upside of 84.73%. FactSet Research Systems has a consensus price target of $448.86, suggesting a potential upside of 12.54%. Given AppLovin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AppLovin is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AppLovin
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
FactSet Research Systems
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 22.15% compared to AppLovin's net margin of -6.84%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 41.53% beat AppLovin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AppLovin -6.84% 3.59% 1.17%
FactSet Research Systems 22.15% 41.53% 15.22%

FactSet Research Systems received 248 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.89% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote while only 45.02% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AppLovinOutperform Votes
55
51.89%
Underperform Votes
51
48.11%
FactSet Research SystemsOutperform Votes
303
45.02%
Underperform Votes
370
54.98%

38.2% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of AppLovin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FactSet Research Systems beats AppLovin on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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FDS vs. The Competition

MetricFactSet Research SystemsComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$15.26B$42.72B$4.71B$14.09B
Dividend Yield0.85%0.82%4.89%3.85%
P/E Ratio36.3363.08276.7722.31
Price / Sales8.27686.75332.6810.36
Price / Cash24.4926.10147.1424.61
Price / Book11.383.874.406.80
Net Income$396.92M$1.72B$115.14M$872.18M
7 Day Performance-1.71%2.09%3.68%0.73%
1 Month Performance-5.35%-7.40%-3.44%-7.19%
1 Year Performance-3.70%-34.21%-21.16%-15.32%

FactSet Research Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APP
AppLovin
2.5609 of 5 stars
$13.81
-3.0%
$26.18
+89.5%
-74.3%$5.20B$2.82B-26.561,707
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
2.736 of 5 stars
$135.78
-0.8%
$159.50
+17.5%
-7.5%$15.98B$5.71B30.3114,300News Coverage
Positive News
RKT
Rocket Companies
1.0871 of 5 stars
$8.36
-2.2%
$7.67
-8.3%
-18.6%$16.50B$5.68B26.1318,500
FLT
FLEETCOR Technologies
2.7575 of 5 stars
$202.16
-4.0%
$249.50
+23.4%
-17.6%$14.86B$3.43B16.289,900Analyst Upgrade
RTO
Rentokil Initial
0 of 5 stars
$33.96
-0.6%
N/AN/A$17.12B$4.59B0.00N/ADividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
2.11 of 5 stars
$8.21
-2.8%
$9.64
+17.5%
-38.8%$17.25B$1.91B-43.213,838
J
Jacobs Solutions
2.8517 of 5 stars
$112.93
-1.7%
$148.80
+31.8%
-19.0%$14.31B$14.92B22.5460,000
OMC
Omnicom Group
2.2831 of 5 stars
$87.64
-2.5%
$97.33
+11.1%
+4.3%$17.77B$14.29B13.7674,200Positive News
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
3.3791 of 5 stars
$34.48
-2.6%
$39.25
+13.8%
-2.6%$13.63B$10.93B14.4958,400
SYM
Symbotic
1.8881 of 5 stars
$22.79
+6.3%
$19.00
-16.6%
N/A$12.66B$593.31M-3.89N/AAnalyst Report
This page (NYSE:FDS) was last updated on 3/25/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff