S&P Global Competitors

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Accenture pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. S&P Global pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Accenture pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Accenture has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

S&P Global has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Accenture has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Accenture's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares S&P Global and Accenture's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Accenture has higher revenue and earnings than S&P Global. Accenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for S&P Global and Accenture, as provided by MarketBeat.

S&P Global presently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, indicating a potential upside of 6.55%. Accenture has a consensus price target of $276.0455, indicating a potential downside of 4.21%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Accenture.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Accenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Accenture shares are owned by 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.

Summary

S&P Global beats Accenture on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fidelity National Information Services pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. S&P Global pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Information Services pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Fidelity National Information Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Fidelity National Information Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

S&P Global has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Fidelity National Information Services has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Fidelity National Information Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares S&P Global and Fidelity National Information Services' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

S&P Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fidelity National Information Services. Fidelity National Information Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for S&P Global and Fidelity National Information Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Fidelity National Information Services has a consensus price target of $159.9583, suggesting a potential upside of 5.08%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Fidelity National Information Services.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Fidelity National Information Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

S&P Global beats Fidelity National Information Services on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

S&P Global has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Fiserv's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares S&P Global and Fiserv's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

S&P Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fiserv. Fiserv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for S&P Global and Fiserv, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Fiserv has a consensus price target of $129.7188, suggesting a potential upside of 4.07%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Fiserv.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Fiserv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Fiserv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

S&P Global beats Fiserv on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

S&P Global has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Automatic Data Processing's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares S&P Global and Automatic Data Processing's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than S&P Global. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. S&P Global pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 47 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for S&P Global and Automatic Data Processing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $169.9375, suggesting a potential downside of 11.62%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Summary

S&P Global beats Automatic Data Processing on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

S&P Global has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Global Payments shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Global Payments' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares S&P Global and Global Payments' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

S&P Global has higher revenue and earnings than Global Payments. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. S&P Global pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Payments pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Global Payments has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. S&P Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for S&P Global and Global Payments, as reported by MarketBeat.

S&P Global presently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $211.3214, suggesting a potential downside of 0.56%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Global Payments.

Summary

S&P Global beats Global Payments on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

S&P Global has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.9% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares S&P Global and Waste Management's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares S&P Global and Waste Management's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

S&P Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Waste Management. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. S&P Global pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Management pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Waste Management has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for S&P Global and Waste Management, as reported by MarketBeat.

S&P Global presently has a consensus price target of $402.5385, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Waste Management has a consensus price target of $122.5833, suggesting a potential downside of 8.94%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Waste Management.

Summary

S&P Global beats Waste Management on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.