FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is FDS or SNPS more profitable?

Synopsys has a net margin of 36.12% compared to FactSet Research Systems' net margin of 24.16%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 33.92% beat Synopsys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems	24.16%	33.92%	15.97%
Synopsys	36.12%	20.48%	13.51%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FDS or SNPS?

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, 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
FactSet Research Systems	$2.25B	7.23	$537.13M	$14.06	30.55
Synopsys	$6.07B	10.65	$2.26B	$13.52	30.93

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FDS or SNPS?

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, FDS or SNPS?

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FDS or SNPS?

FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus price target of $436.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.71%. Synopsys has a consensus price target of $618.31, suggesting a potential upside of 47.85%. Given Synopsys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.56
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the media prefer FDS or SNPS?

In the previous week, Synopsys had 4 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Synopsys and 27 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. Synopsys' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.91 indicating that Synopsys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FactSet Research Systems	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synopsys	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FDS or SNPS?

Synopsys received 539 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.65% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 41.34% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FactSet Research Systems	Outperform Votes 303 41.34%	Underperform Votes 430 58.66%
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 842 72.65%	Underperform Votes 317 27.35%

Summary

Synopsys beats FactSet Research Systems on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.