Hudson Global (HSON) Competitors

Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON) and Tradeweb Markets (NASDAQ:TW) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HSON or TW?

Tradeweb Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Hudson Global. Hudson Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tradeweb Markets, 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
Hudson Global	$140.06M	0.21	$2.20M	-$1.58	-6.76
Tradeweb Markets	$1.73B	19.92	$501.51M	$2.33	62.46

Does the media prefer HSON or TW?

In the previous week, Tradeweb Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Hudson Global. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tradeweb Markets and 7 mentions for Hudson Global. Hudson Global's average media sentiment score of -0.43 beat Tradeweb Markets' score of -0.83 indicating that Hudson Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hudson Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tradeweb Markets	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts prefer HSON or TW?

Tradeweb Markets has a consensus price target of $138.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.84%. Given Tradeweb Markets' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tradeweb Markets is more favorable than Hudson Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudson Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tradeweb Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more volatility & risk, HSON or TW?

Hudson Global has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tradeweb Markets has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSON or TW?

47.2% of Hudson Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Tradeweb Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Hudson Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Tradeweb Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSON or TW?

Tradeweb Markets received 178 more outperform votes than Hudson Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.93% of users gave Hudson Global an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave Tradeweb Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hudson Global	Outperform Votes 244 70.93%	Underperform Votes 100 29.07%
Tradeweb Markets	Outperform Votes 422 67.95%	Underperform Votes 199 32.05%

Is HSON or TW a better dividend stock?

Hudson Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tradeweb Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hudson Global pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tradeweb Markets pays out 20.6% 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. Hudson Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HSON or TW more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets has a net margin of 29.06% compared to Hudson Global's net margin of -2.46%. Tradeweb Markets' return on equity of 11.14% beat Hudson Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudson Global	-2.46%	-5.22%	-3.99%
Tradeweb Markets	29.06%	11.14%	9.49%

Summary

Tradeweb Markets beats Hudson Global on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.