Alight (ALIT) Competitors $5.58 +0.02 (+0.27%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.72 +0.14 (+2.42%) As of 07/17/2025 06:49 PM 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALIT vs. ICLR, FTAI, RTO, BILI, MEDP, FOUR, HQY, MARA, LYFT, and ETSYShould you be buying Alight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alight include Icon (ICLR), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Bilibili (BILI), Medpace (MEDP), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), HealthEquity (HQY), Marathon Digital (MARA), Lyft (LYFT), and Etsy (ETSY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alight vs. Its Competitors Icon FTAI Aviation Rentokil Initial Bilibili Medpace Shift4 Payments HealthEquity Marathon Digital Lyft Etsy Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) and Alight (NYSE:ALIT) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Is ICLR or ALIT more profitable? Icon has a net margin of 9.25% compared to Alight's net margin of -2.65%. Icon's return on equity of 11.46% beat Alight's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Icon9.25% 11.46% 6.49% Alight -2.65%5.74%2.86% Do analysts recommend ICLR or ALIT? Icon currently has a consensus target price of $198.08, suggesting a potential upside of 34.86%. Alight has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 76.49%. Given Alight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alight is more favorable than Icon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Icon 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Alight 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ICLR or ALIT? 95.6% of Icon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Alight shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Icon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Alight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, ICLR or ALIT? Icon has higher revenue and earnings than Alight. Alight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIcon$8.28B1.43$791.47M$9.1816.00Alight$2.33B1.29-$157M-$0.14-39.89 Which has more volatility and risk, ICLR or ALIT? Icon has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ICLR or ALIT? In the previous week, Icon had 4 more articles in the media than Alight. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Icon and 6 mentions for Alight. Icon's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Alight's score of 0.00 indicating that Icon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Icon 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alight 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryIcon beats Alight on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alight News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALIT 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 ALIT 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 ALIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlightINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.00B$18.05B$28.46B$20.75BDividend Yield2.87%2.82%3.10%3.67%P/E Ratio-39.8974.8133.4127.60Price / Sales1.2977.601,710.0959.14Price / Cash5.0992.3137.8622.13Price / Book0.708.767.674.66Net Income-$157M$337.83M$779.03M$994.58M7 Day Performance-1.93%1.61%1.11%-0.69%1 Month Performance6.71%8.67%7.42%5.41%1 Year Performance-21.56%54.85%52,958.92%9.18% Alight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALITAlight3.6075 of 5 stars$5.59+0.3%$9.86+76.5%-21.2%$3.00B$2.33B-39.899,500News CoverageICLRIcon4.433 of 5 stars$149.52-0.7%$198.08+32.5%-56.0%$12.08B$8.28B16.2941,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsFTAIFTAI Aviation4.7513 of 5 stars$114.66+3.3%$171.83+49.9%+12.5%$11.76B$1.73B546.0040Positive NewsRTORentokil Initial1.1412 of 5 stars$23.15+0.7%N/A-22.5%$11.69B$5.44B15.3368,485Positive NewsBILIBilibili1.6485 of 5 stars$22.32+4.1%$23.29+4.3%+58.3%$9.33B$3.68B-111.598,088Analyst ForecastMEDPMedpace3.8839 of 5 stars$320.36-1.0%$344.82+7.6%-27.0%$9.21B$2.11B24.455,900Upcoming EarningsFOURShift4 Payments2.6854 of 5 stars$103.22+2.3%$116.10+12.5%+50.1%$9.15B$3.33B34.874,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHQYHealthEquity3.2182 of 5 stars$97.34+3.0%$118.55+21.8%+27.3%$8.42B$1.20B71.053,120Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMARAMarathon Digital2.0577 of 5 stars$19.21+0.4%$20.94+9.0%-21.8%$6.76B$656.38M-13.259Trending NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeLYFTLyft4.2988 of 5 stars$14.92+0.1%$16.78+12.4%+15.9%$6.24B$5.79B99.472,934Trending NewsETSYEtsy3.5832 of 5 stars$57.71-0.3%$49.91-13.5%-10.7%$6.02B$2.81B41.222,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICLR Competitors FTAI Competitors RTO Competitors BILI Competitors MEDP Competitors FOUR Competitors HQY Competitors MARA Competitors LYFT Competitors ETSY 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 (NYSE:ALIT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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