Riskified (RSKD) Competitors

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

Does the media favor FA or RSKD?

In the previous week, First Advantage had 11 more articles in the media than Riskified. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Advantage and 2 mentions for Riskified. Riskified's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat First Advantage's score of 0.67 indicating that Riskified is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Advantage	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Riskified	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FA or RSKD?

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than Riskified. Riskified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Advantage, 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
First Advantage	$755.64M	4.42	$37.29M	$0.03	644.33
Riskified	$318.05M	2.72	-$59.03M	-$0.20	-24.25

Is FA or RSKD more profitable?

First Advantage has a net margin of 0.65% compared to Riskified's net margin of -10.72%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat Riskified's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%
Riskified	-10.72%	-6.00%	-4.87%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FA or RSKD?

94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Riskified shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of First Advantage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Riskified shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FA or RSKD?

First Advantage has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riskified has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FA or RSKD?

First Advantage presently has a consensus price target of $53.29, suggesting a potential upside of 175.66%. Riskified has a consensus price target of $5.84, suggesting a potential upside of 20.49%. Given First Advantage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than Riskified.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Riskified	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FA or RSKD?

Riskified received 1 more outperform votes than First Advantage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.86% of users gave First Advantage an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Riskified an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Advantage	Outperform Votes 29 56.86%	Underperform Votes 22 43.14%
Riskified	Outperform Votes 30 35.71%	Underperform Votes 54 64.29%

Summary

First Advantage beats Riskified on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.