Globant (GLOB) Competitors

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do analysts rate TRU or GLOB?

TransUnion presently has a consensus target price of $109.69, indicating a potential upside of 26.86%. Globant has a consensus target price of $179.19, indicating a potential upside of 82.56%. Given Globant's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Globant is more favorable than TransUnion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TransUnion	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRU or GLOB?

TransUnion received 129 more outperform votes than Globant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave TransUnion an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TransUnion	Outperform Votes 530 67.34%	Underperform Votes 257 32.66%
Globant	Outperform Votes 401 59.50%	Underperform Votes 273 40.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRU or GLOB?

91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of TransUnion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRU or GLOB more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to TransUnion's net margin of 6.80%. TransUnion's return on equity of 15.85% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TransUnion	6.80%	15.85%	6.13%
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRU or GLOB?

TransUnion has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TRU or GLOB?

In the previous week, TransUnion had 1 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for TransUnion and 7 mentions for Globant. TransUnion's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Globant's score of 0.48 indicating that TransUnion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TransUnion	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globant	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TRU or GLOB?

TransUnion has higher revenue and earnings than Globant. Globant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransUnion, 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
TransUnion	$4.26B	3.96	$284.30M	$1.88	45.99
Globant	$2.46B	1.76	$158.54M	$3.38	29.04

Summary

TransUnion beats Globant on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.