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FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

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$483.52 -6.21 (-1.27%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

FDS vs. WDAY, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, TYL, SSNC, MANH, AZPN, GWRE, and PEGA

Should you be buying FactSet Research Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FactSet Research Systems include Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Guidewire Software (GWRE), and Pegasystems (PEGA). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

FactSet Research Systems vs.

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

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus price target of $453.69, indicating a potential downside of 6.17%. Workday has a consensus price target of $291.36, indicating a potential upside of 6.71%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems
5 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.62
Workday
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

Workday has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workday, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FactSet Research Systems$2.20B8.34$537.13M$13.9034.79
Workday$8.16B8.90$1.38B$6.0345.28

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Workday shares are held 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.

Workday received 1122 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.25% of users gave Workday an outperform vote while only 41.79% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FactSet Research SystemsOutperform Votes
303
41.79%
Underperform Votes
422
58.21%
WorkdayOutperform Votes
1425
65.25%
Underperform Votes
759
34.75%

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.38% compared to Workday's net margin of 19.86%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 34.77% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems24.38% 34.77% 15.84%
Workday 19.86%6.13%3.13%

In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 25 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.79 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FactSet Research Systems
12 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Workday
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FDS vs. The Competition

MetricFactSet Research SystemsComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.37B$84.50B$7.15B$19.18B
Dividend Yield0.85%0.83%2.33%3.59%
P/E Ratio34.7951.1828.2041.28
Price / Sales8.34467.38403.3417.59
Price / Cash23.5833.9531.0021.28
Price / Book9.625.805.815.32
Net Income$537.13M$2.40B$125.99M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-1.07%-2.18%4.01%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-0.41%2.96%8.75%-3.68%
1 Year Performance2.78%55.35%19.17%12.14%

FactSet Research Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.1802 of 5 stars
$483.52
-1.3%
$453.69
-6.2%
+6.9%$18.37B$2.20B34.7912,398Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
WDAY
Workday
4.6821 of 5 stars
$277.64
+1.5%
$290.64
+4.7%
+1.1%$73.85B$8.16B45.9818,800Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ADSK
Autodesk
4.3441 of 5 stars
$305.03
+0.4%
$323.05
+5.9%
+25.9%$65.58B$5.96B60.5314,100Analyst Forecast
Positive News
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.7664 of 5 stars
$2,169.32
+0.0%
$2,022.67
-6.8%
+80.7%$52.82B$1.72B106.063,586Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Positive News
ANSS
ANSYS
4.0271 of 5 stars
$341.36
+0.3%
$342.50
+0.3%
+14.0%$29.85B$2.47B52.516,200
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6422 of 5 stars
$611.05
-0.1%
$642.62
+5.2%
+48.0%$26.15B$1.95B111.627,300Insider Trade
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.4457 of 5 stars
$76.59
-0.1%
$77.75
+1.5%
+27.2%$18.97B$5.76B27.4526,000Positive News
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.3362 of 5 stars
$299.57
+0.5%
$292.89
-2.2%
+28.6%$18.30B$1.02B85.184,580Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
3.1351 of 5 stars
$250.25
+0.6%
$258.00
+3.1%
+18.4%$15.83B$1.09B-428.973,937Positive News
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.0259 of 5 stars
$172.92
+0.1%
$193.00
+11.6%
+67.4%$14.44B$1.04B479.893,469Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.6763 of 5 stars
$97.18
+2.7%
$85.90
-11.6%
+93.9%$8.33B$1.43B69.045,406Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast

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