Fair Isaac - FICO Competitors

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) and Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FICO or ETSY?

Fair Isaac has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Etsy. Etsy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fair Isaac, 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
Fair Isaac	$1.40 billion	12.21	$373.54 million	$14.95	45.45
Etsy	$2.57 billion	5.10	-$694.29 million	-$5.74	-18.30

Does the media refer more to FICO or ETSY?

In the previous week, Etsy had 3 more articles in the media than Fair Isaac. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Etsy and 8 mentions for Fair Isaac. Fair Isaac's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Etsy's score of 0.70 indicating that Fair Isaac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fair Isaac	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Etsy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FICO or ETSY?

Etsy received 477 more outperform votes than Fair Isaac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.62% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote while only 61.36% of users gave Fair Isaac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fair Isaac	Outperform Votes 324 61.36%	Underperform Votes 204 38.64%
Etsy	Outperform Votes 801 61.62%	Underperform Votes 499 38.38%

Is FICO or ETSY more profitable?

Fair Isaac has a net margin of 27.59% compared to Etsy's net margin of -27.06%. Etsy's return on equity of 1,306.41% beat Fair Isaac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fair Isaac	27.59%	-47.61%	25.38%
Etsy	-27.06%	1,306.41%	10.99%

Which has more risk & volatility, FICO or ETSY?

Fair Isaac has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FICO or ETSY?

Fair Isaac currently has a consensus price target of $727.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Etsy has a consensus price target of $132.54, indicating a potential upside of 26.16%. Given Etsy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Etsy is more favorable than Fair Isaac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fair Isaac	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Etsy	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FICO or ETSY?

87.8% of Fair Isaac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Etsy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Fair Isaac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Etsy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fair Isaac and Etsy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.