GlobalData (DATA) Competitors GBX 139.50 +1.50 (+1.09%) As of 04/17/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock DATA vs. AFM, YOU, ELIX, FNTL, PPHC, SAG, GTLY, RCDO, MANO, and MJHShould you be buying GlobalData stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GlobalData include Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Fintel (FNTL), Public Policy (PPHC), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Ricardo (RCDO), Manolete Partners (MANO), and MJ Hudson Group (MJH). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry. GlobalData vs. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting YouGov Elixirr International Fintel Public Policy Science Group Gateley Ricardo Manolete Partners MJ Hudson Group Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFM or DATA? 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of GlobalData shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.5% of GlobalData shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AFM or DATA? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting currently has a consensus target price of GBX 465, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 115.05%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00GlobalData 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AFM or DATA a better dividend stock? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GlobalData pays out 119.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GlobalData is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AFM or DATA more profitable? GlobalData has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. GlobalData's return on equity of 12.99% beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alpha Financial Markets Consulting6.78% 10.64% 7.51% GlobalData 11.96%12.99%7.91% Does the media favor AFM or DATA? In the previous week, GlobalData had 6 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's score of 0.00 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Neutral GlobalData Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, AFM or DATA? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AFM or DATA? GlobalData received 38 more outperform votes than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.53% of users gave Alpha Financial Markets Consulting an outperform vote while only 66.87% of users gave GlobalData an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlpha Financial Markets ConsultingOutperform Votes7175.53% Underperform Votes2324.47% GlobalDataOutperform Votes10966.87% Underperform Votes5433.13% Which has better earnings and valuation, AFM or DATA? GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlpha Financial Markets Consulting£233.62M0.00£15.85M£0.13N/AGlobalData£277.36M4.05£33.17M£4.1833.33 SummaryGlobalData beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GlobalData News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DATA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 LON 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 DATA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobalDataConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.12B£4.23B£6.60B£2.48BDividend Yield2.39%3.15%3.60%4.96%P/E Ratio33.3380.4620.27129.75Price / Sales4.05217.1375.31232,042.22Price / Cash31.0831.8326.9928.07Price / Book2.482.383.564.43Net Income£33.17M£155.55M£800.18M£5.83B7 Day Performance1.09%0.99%1.85%3.01%1 Month Performance-10.00%-5.48%-3.93%-1.06%1 Year Performance-30.60%-12.69%10.59%102.51% GlobalData Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DATAGlobalData1.8997 of 5 starsGBX 139.50+1.1%GBX 300+115.1%-30.6%£1.12B£277.36M33.333,532AFMAlpha Financial Markets ConsultingN/AN/AGBX 465+∞N/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051YOUYouGov2.5822 of 5 starsGBX 275-0.7%GBX 880+220.0%-69.7%£321.79M£335.28M-140.151,820Gap DownELIXElixirr InternationalN/AGBX 595-0.2%N/A+6.9%£287.40M£91.37M16.88484Dividend CutNews CoverageFNTLFintelN/AGBX 239.99+0.4%N/A-14.4%£251.95M£68.89M43.03501Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPPHCPublic PolicyN/AGBX 132-1.1%GBX 260+97.0%+4.0%£198.37M£190.53M-8.78367SAGScience Group3.047 of 5 starsGBX 412.10-0.7%GBX 758+83.9%+1.1%£184.21M£108.81M31.11443GTLYGateleyN/AGBX 128.55+1.2%N/A+7.1%£171.64M£176.99M16.601,068News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRCDORicardoN/AGBX 234+0.4%GBX 730+212.0%-49.6%£144.15M£469.99M206.062,978MANOManolete PartnersN/AGBX 79.88-1.4%N/A-46.4%£32.56M£22.40M0.7529Gap DownMJHMJ Hudson GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£26.69M£47.45M-437.50232 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Competitors YouGov Competitors Elixirr International Competitors Fintel Competitors Public Policy Competitors Science Group Competitors Gateley Competitors Ricardo Competitors Manolete Partners Competitors MJ Hudson Group Competitors 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 (LON:DATA) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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