FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Vs. ADBE, CRM, INTU, WDAY, ADSK, SNPS, CDNS, ANSS, SPLK, and TYL
Should you be buying FactSet Research Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FactSet Research Systems include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), ANSYS (ANSS), Splunk (SPLK), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
FactSet Research Systems vs.
FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
salesforce.com has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than salesforce.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, salesforce.com has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
salesforce.com received 2724 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 87.19% of users gave salesforce.com an outperform vote while only 46.47% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.
FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus price target of $375.33, suggesting a potential downside of 9.66%. salesforce.com has a consensus price target of $313.82, suggesting a potential upside of 7.73%. Given salesforce.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe salesforce.com is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.
In the previous week, salesforce.com had 13 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for salesforce.com and 7 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat salesforce.com's score of 0.08 indicating that FactSet Research Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
87.5% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of salesforce.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of salesforce.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.80% compared to salesforce.com's net margin of 9.99%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 44.88% beat salesforce.com's return on equity.
Summary
salesforce.com beats FactSet Research Systems on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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