UL Solutions (ULS) Competitors $66.60 -0.95 (-1.41%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.74 +1.14 (+1.71%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ULS vs. TCOM, WCN, RDDT, IQV, AER, CPAY, GIB, RBA, Z, and TOSTShould you be buying UL Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UL Solutions include Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Aercap (AER), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), and Toast (TOST). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. UL Solutions vs. Its Competitors Trip.com Group Waste Connections Reddit IQVIA Aercap Corpay CGI Group RB Global Zillow Group Toast UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Is ULS or TCOM more profitable? Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.58% compared to UL Solutions' net margin of 11.08%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 37.33% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UL Solutions11.08% 37.33% 12.76% Trip.com Group 31.58%11.30%6.60% Which has more volatility & risk, ULS or TCOM? UL Solutions has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ULS or TCOM? In the previous week, UL Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Trip.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for UL Solutions and 9 mentions for Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat UL Solutions' score of 1.24 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UL Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trip.com Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, ULS or TCOM? Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than UL Solutions. Trip.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUL Solutions$2.87B4.66$326M$1.6241.11Trip.com Group$7.30B6.85$2.34B$3.6520.98 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ULS or TCOM? 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ULS or TCOM? UL Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $70.86, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. Trip.com Group has a consensus price target of $76.98, indicating a potential upside of 0.52%. Given UL Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UL Solutions is more favorable than Trip.com Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UL Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Trip.com Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.15 Is ULS or TCOM a better dividend stock? UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Trip.com Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. UL Solutions pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trip.com Group pays out 7.7% 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. SummaryTrip.com Group beats UL Solutions on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ULS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ULS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUL SolutionsBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.57B$5.72B$26.48B$21.51BDividend Yield0.77%3.26%2.74%3.49%P/E Ratio41.1128.2626.7829.83Price / Sales4.662.06728.9653.44Price / Cash25.3516.0227.4424.76Price / Book14.294.607.814.53Net Income$326M$156.87M$197.70M$998.53M7 Day Performance1.58%-0.23%2.37%1.09%1 Month Performance-0.85%-3.00%20.16%4.39%1 Year Performance36.56%52.37%50.17%13.83% UL Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULSUL Solutions1.6489 of 5 stars$66.60-1.4%$70.86+6.4%+35.6%$13.57B$2.87B41.1115,094Positive NewsTCOMTrip.com Group3.9178 of 5 stars$73.02+0.3%$76.98+5.4%+63.7%$47.55B$7.30B20.0141,073Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.9369 of 5 stars$178.44-0.5%$215.00+20.5%-6.4%$46.10B$8.92B71.9523,854RDDTReddit3.3616 of 5 stars$230.54-3.9%$175.38-23.9%+350.4%$44.92B$1.30B209.582,233Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.9397 of 5 stars$187.72+0.0%$229.86+22.4%-21.9%$31.91B$15.41B27.1788,000Positive NewsAERAercap2.3498 of 5 stars$123.00-0.4%$122.57-0.3%+27.9%$23.07B$8.00B7.65740Trending NewsShort Interest ↑CPAYCorpay4.292 of 5 stars$311.60-1.6%$399.43+28.2%-0.6%$22.36B$3.97B21.1711,200Positive NewsGIBCGI Group4.1798 of 5 stars$96.64-0.1%$148.25+53.4%-19.2%$21.56B$15.56B17.8690,250Positive NewsRBARB Global4.2402 of 5 stars$115.57+0.5%$124.33+7.6%+38.1%$21.35B$4.28B57.217,800Positive NewsInsider TradeZZillow Group1.9924 of 5 stars$89.90+2.3%$88.29-1.8%+41.5%$21.29B$2.24B-345.775,720TOSTToast4.0438 of 5 stars$40.74-1.2%$45.54+11.8%+50.4%$21.02B$4.96B119.835,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Trip.com Group Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Reddit Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Aercap Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Group Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives Toast Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ULS) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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