Globant (GLOB) Competitors

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFL or GLOB?

Globant received 280 more outperform votes than GFL Environmental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.99% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote while only 59.76% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GFL Environmental	Outperform Votes 115 70.99%	Underperform Votes 47 29.01%
Globant	Outperform Votes 395 59.76%	Underperform Votes 266 40.24%

Is GFL or GLOB more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.54%. Globant's return on equity of 11.83% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.54%	3.50%	1.25%
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%

Do analysts rate GFL or GLOB?

GFL Environmental currently has a consensus price target of $51.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Globant has a consensus price target of $214.69, suggesting a potential upside of 98.64%. Given Globant's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Globant is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media refer more to GFL or GLOB?

In the previous week, GFL Environmental had 4 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for GFL Environmental and 15 mentions for Globant. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Globant's score of 0.90 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GFL Environmental	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GFL or GLOB?

Globant has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
GFL Environmental	$7.86B	2.45	$33.63M	-$1.55	-31.57
Globant	$2.42B	1.97	$158.54M	$3.72	29.05

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GFL or GLOB?

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GFL or GLOB?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Globant beats GFL Environmental on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.