FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Competitors $391.11 -11.79 (-2.93%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$391.25 +0.14 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 05:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FDS vs. CCRN, MCO, MSCI, SPGI, ADSK, WDAY, FICO, ANSS, TYL, and SSNCShould you be buying FactSet Research Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FactSet Research Systems include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Moody's (MCO), MSCI (MSCI), S&P Global (SPGI), Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), and SS&C Technologies (SSNC). FactSet Research Systems vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare Moody's MSCI S&P Global Autodesk Workday Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies SS&C Technologies Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) and FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CCRN or FDS? 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by company 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. Do analysts rate CCRN or FDS? Cross Country Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 37.50%. FactSet Research Systems has a consensus target price of $444.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.59%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00FactSet Research Systems 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Which has more volatility & risk, CCRN or FDS? Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCRN or FDS? FactSet Research Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FactSet Research Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCross Country Healthcare$1.26B0.34-$14.56M-$0.53-24.60FactSet Research Systems$2.20B6.71$537.13M$13.8428.26 Does the media prefer CCRN or FDS? In the previous week, FactSet Research Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for FactSet Research Systems and 8 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. FactSet Research Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Cross Country Healthcare's score of 0.89 indicating that FactSet Research Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cross Country Healthcare 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FactSet Research Systems 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CCRN or FDS more profitable? FactSet Research Systems has a net margin of 23.30% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -1.41%. FactSet Research Systems' return on equity of 31.59% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cross Country Healthcare-1.41% 2.56% 1.84% FactSet Research Systems 23.30%31.59%15.37% SummaryFactSet Research Systems beats Cross Country Healthcare on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FactSet Research Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFactSet Research SystemsBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.23B$20.73B$14.85B$20.63BDividend Yield1.09%1.79%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio28.2632.3724.2729.01Price / Sales6.714.1060.9666.07Price / Cash19.3818.0826.9422.82Price / Book6.8614.955.084.43Net Income$537.13M$508.90M$196.77M$993.74M7 Day Performance-6.74%-3.65%-4.31%-3.39%1 Month Performance-12.70%-2.94%-1.18%-2.10%1 Year Performance-5.57%0.79%28.86%10.09% FactSet Research Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDSFactSet Research Systems4.5777 of 5 stars$391.11-2.9%$444.25+13.6%-4.3%$15.23B$2.20B28.2612,398News CoveragePositive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.5875 of 5 stars$13.36+4.5%$17.93+34.2%-25.7%$437.94M$1.34B-25.218,205News CoverageMCOMoody's4.641 of 5 stars$500.45+0.1%$523.73+4.7%+8.8%$90.03B$7.09B43.2215,838Positive NewsInsider TradeMSCIMSCI4.7227 of 5 stars$578.92+0.2%$654.27+13.0%+1.7%$44.79B$2.86B39.796,132Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeSPGIS&P Global4.7574 of 5 stars$522.52-0.4%$601.07+15.0%+11.1%$160.26B$14.21B41.0542,350Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionADSKAutodesk4.3942 of 5 stars$295.16-0.6%$342.61+16.1%+22.8%$63.16B$6.13B63.2015,300Positive NewsWDAYWorkday4.8872 of 5 stars$233.71+0.3%$296.88+27.0%-0.2%$62.40B$8.45B129.1220,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FICOFair Isaac4.8725 of 5 stars$1,534.93-0.4%$2,218.64+44.5%-12.3%$37.36B$1.72B66.103,586Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastANSSANSYS2.5048 of 5 stars$374.30flat$368.00-1.7%N/A$32.91B$2.58B55.533,200Positive NewsTYLTyler Technologies3.913 of 5 stars$560.78-0.6%$680.50+21.3%+2.5%$24.18B$2.14B84.457,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionSSNCSS&C Technologies4.9801 of 5 stars$83.21-0.2%$92.43+11.1%+16.7%$20.52B$5.88B25.8426,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cross Country Healthcare Competitors Moody's Competitors MSCI Competitors S&P Global Competitors Autodesk Competitors Workday Competitors Fair Isaac Competitors ANSYS Competitors Tyler Technologies Competitors SS&C Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FDS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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