Eventbrite (EB) Competitors

Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EB or FORTY?

Eventbrite received 91 more outperform votes than Formula Systems (1985) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote while only 57.48% of users gave Eventbrite an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eventbrite	Outperform Votes 173 57.48%	Underperform Votes 128 42.52%
Formula Systems (1985)	Outperform Votes 82 60.29%	Underperform Votes 54 39.71%

Do analysts prefer EB or FORTY?

Eventbrite currently has a consensus target price of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 86.23%. Given Eventbrite's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than Formula Systems (1985).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eventbrite	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Formula Systems (1985)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is EB or FORTY more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) has a net margin of 2.78% compared to Eventbrite's net margin of -2.42%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 5.68% beat Eventbrite's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite	-2.42%	-4.44%	-0.91%
Formula Systems (1985)	2.78%	5.68%	2.70%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EB or FORTY?

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, EB or FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than Eventbrite. Eventbrite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Formula Systems (1985), 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
Eventbrite	$326.13M	1.05	-$26.48M	-$0.09	-39.28
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.71B	0.50	$64.01M	$4.82	18.38

Which has more volatility & risk, EB or FORTY?

Eventbrite has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EB or FORTY?

In the previous week, Eventbrite had 1 more articles in the media than Formula Systems (1985). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Eventbrite and 2 mentions for Formula Systems (1985). Eventbrite's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Formula Systems (1985)'s score of 0.82 indicating that Eventbrite is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eventbrite	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Formula Systems (1985)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Eventbrite and Formula Systems (1985) tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.