FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FDS or ADSK?

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FDS or ADSK?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than FactSet Research Systems. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, 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	7.58	$537.13M	$14.06	31.96
Autodesk	$6.13B	9.37	$906M	$5.13	52.59

Do analysts recommend FDS or ADSK?

FactSet Research Systems presently has a consensus price target of $436.27, suggesting a potential downside of 2.91%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $336.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.64%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the media prefer FDS or ADSK?

In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 45 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat FactSet Research Systems' score of 0.47 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FactSet Research Systems	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Autodesk	34 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDS or ADSK?

Autodesk received 961 more outperform votes than FactSet Research Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.37% of users gave Autodesk 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%
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1264 69.37%	Underperform Votes 558 30.63%

Is FDS or ADSK more profitable?

FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 24.16% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 18.30%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat FactSet Research Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems	24.16%	33.92%	15.97%
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%

Which has more risk and volatility, FDS or ADSK?

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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