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$474.44 -6.96 (-1.45%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

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

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), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Aspen Technology (AZPN), and Informatica (INFA). 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Workday received 1114 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.24% of users gave Workday an outperform vote while only 41.97% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FactSet Research SystemsOutperform Votes
303
41.97%
Underperform Votes
419
58.03%
WorkdayOutperform Votes
1417
65.24%
Underperform Votes
755
34.76%

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

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.38% compared to Workday's net margin of 19.59%. 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 19.59%5.34%2.66%

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Workday had 7 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Workday and 28 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. Workday's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.58 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Workday
17 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$2.20B8.18$537.13M$13.9034.13
Workday$7.26B9.47$1.38B$5.7445.20

FactSet Research Systems presently has a consensus price target of $450.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.15%. Workday has a consensus price target of $289.46, indicating a potential upside of 11.57%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
9 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.64
Workday
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Workday beats FactSet Research Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FDS vs. The Competition

MetricFactSet Research SystemsComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.02B$78.80B$6.87B$19.84B
Dividend Yield0.86%0.54%2.93%3.50%
P/E Ratio34.1335.7537.0337.73
Price / Sales8.18229.42175.4718.01
Price / Cash23.2831.1923.9217.90
Price / Book9.447.704.864.86
Net Income$537.13M$2.40B$123.43M$985.93M
7 Day Performance-4.25%-0.24%0.13%0.45%
1 Month Performance1.20%4.28%8.31%1.05%
1 Year Performance3.73%59.27%30.31%24.67%

FactSet Research Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.4487 of 5 stars
$474.44
-1.4%
$450.00
-5.2%
+4.0%$18.02B$2.20B34.1312,398
WDAY
Workday
4.8913 of 5 stars
$259.44
-0.2%
$289.46
+11.6%
+9.5%$68.87B$7.26B45.2018,800Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
ADSK
Autodesk
4.3746 of 5 stars
$307.84
+0.9%
$302.38
-1.8%
+40.1%$66.19B$5.50B62.9514,100Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.5865 of 5 stars
$2,309.60
+1.1%
$1,964.92
-14.9%
+119.4%$56.24B$1.72B112.943,586
ANSS
ANSYS
3.8871 of 5 stars
$342.24
+0.8%
$342.50
+0.1%
+13.2%$29.93B$2.47B52.816,200Short Interest ↑
Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6848 of 5 stars
$601.14
+0.2%
$642.62
+6.9%
+45.9%$25.67B$1.95B109.707,300Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.5395 of 5 stars
$73.43
+0.7%
$77.75
+5.9%
+33.2%$18.06B$5.50B26.3226,000
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.8495 of 5 stars
$271.56
+0.3%
$286.38
+5.5%
+22.1%$16.54B$928.72M77.154,580Positive News
GWRE
Guidewire Software
3.9867 of 5 stars
$197.23
+0.4%
$183.69
-6.9%
+100.9%$16.40B$980.50M0.003,469Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
2.4626 of 5 stars
$245.30
-0.7%
$253.00
+3.1%
+31.5%$15.52B$1.09B-422.933,937High Trading Volume
INFA
Informatica
4.2051 of 5 stars
$25.86
+0.5%
$33.20
+28.4%
+4.2%$7.86B$1.60B123.155,000

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This page (NYSE:FDS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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