Remitly Global (RELY) Competitors

Remitly Global (NASDAQ:RELY) and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, RELY or ULS?

Remitly Global has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UL Solutions has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RELY or ULS more profitable?

UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.60% compared to Remitly Global's net margin of -0.34%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 40.79% beat Remitly Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Remitly Global	-0.34%	-0.70%	-0.45%
UL Solutions	11.60%	40.79%	12.99%

Do analysts prefer RELY or ULS?

Remitly Global presently has a consensus price target of $28.88, indicating a potential upside of 66.77%. UL Solutions has a consensus price target of $69.43, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Given Remitly Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Remitly Global is more favorable than UL Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Remitly Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
UL Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to RELY or ULS?

In the previous week, Remitly Global had 3 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Remitly Global and 3 mentions for UL Solutions. Remitly Global's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat UL Solutions' score of 0.53 indicating that Remitly Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Remitly Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UL Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, RELY or ULS?

UL Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Remitly Global. Remitly Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, 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
Remitly Global	$1.26B	2.79	-$36.98M	-$0.03	-577.13
UL Solutions	$2.87B	4.94	$326M	$1.67	42.36

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RELY or ULS?

74.3% of Remitly Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Remitly Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of UL Solutions 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.

Summary

UL Solutions beats Remitly Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.