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.
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Workday shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems 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.
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.
Workday has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.16% compared to Workday's net margin of 19.86%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 33.92% beat Workday's return on equity.
Workday currently has a consensus target price of $292.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.07%. FactSet Research Systems has a consensus target price of $453.46, suggesting a potential downside of 1.98%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Workday is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.
Workday received 1126 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.22% of users gave Workday an outperform vote while only 41.74% of users gave FactSet Research Systems an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Workday had 26 more articles in the media than FactSet Research Systems. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Workday and 10 mentions for FactSet Research Systems. Workday's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.50 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Workday beats FactSet Research Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FDS) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
