Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) Competitors

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) 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 valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor BR or PAYX?

In the previous week, Paychex had 11 more articles in the media than Broadridge Financial Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Paychex and 14 mentions for Broadridge Financial Solutions. Broadridge Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Paychex's score of 1.43 indicating that Broadridge Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadridge Financial Solutions	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paychex	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BR or PAYX?

Broadridge Financial Solutions received 59 more outperform votes than Paychex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.63% of users gave Broadridge Financial Solutions an outperform vote while only 41.58% of users gave Paychex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadridge Financial Solutions	Outperform Votes 402 49.63%	Underperform Votes 408 50.37%
Paychex	Outperform Votes 343 41.58%	Underperform Votes 482 58.42%

Is BR or PAYX a better dividend stock?

Broadridge Financial Solutions pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Broadridge Financial Solutions pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadridge Financial Solutions has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BR or PAYX?

Paychex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Broadridge Financial Solutions. Paychex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadridge Financial 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
Broadridge Financial Solutions	$6.68B	4.13	$698.10M	$6.39	36.89
Paychex	$5.37B	9.71	$1.69B	$4.75	30.49

Do analysts prefer BR or PAYX?

Broadridge Financial Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $239.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.46%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $133.23, suggesting a potential downside of 8.01%. Given Broadridge Financial Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Broadridge Financial Solutions is more favorable than Paychex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadridge Financial Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Paychex	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.85

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BR or PAYX?

90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BR or PAYX?

Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BR or PAYX more profitable?

Paychex has a net margin of 32.02% compared to Broadridge Financial Solutions' net margin of 11.36%. Paychex's return on equity of 45.28% beat Broadridge Financial Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadridge Financial Solutions	11.36%	44.40%	12.04%
Paychex	32.02%	45.28%	15.61%

Summary

Broadridge Financial Solutions beats Paychex on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.