UL Solutions (ULS) Competitors $54.86 -0.26 (-0.46%) Closing price 04/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.87 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 04/10/2025 04:05 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ULS vs. TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, RDDT, RBA, AER, KSPI, and ZShould you be buying UL Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UL Solutions include Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), Reddit (RDDT), RB Global (RBA), AerCap (AER), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), and Zillow Group (Z). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. UL Solutions vs. Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental Reddit RB Global AerCap Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Zillow Group Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is TCOM or ULS a better dividend stock? Trip.com Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Trip.com Group pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UL Solutions pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCOM or ULS? Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than UL Solutions. Trip.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTrip.com Group$53.29B0.65$1.40B$3.4915.53UL Solutions$2.87B3.83$260M$1.6233.86 Do analysts rate TCOM or ULS? Trip.com Group presently has a consensus target price of $77.08, suggesting a potential upside of 42.24%. UL Solutions has a consensus target price of $51.45, suggesting a potential downside of 6.21%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than UL Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Trip.com Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09UL Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TCOM or ULS? 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer TCOM or ULS? In the previous week, Trip.com Group had 10 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Trip.com Group and 10 mentions for UL Solutions. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Trip.com Group's score of 1.45 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Trip.com Group 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UL Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCOM or ULS? Trip.com Group received 83 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTrip.com GroupOutperform Votes10157.06% Underperform Votes7642.94% UL SolutionsOutperform Votes1864.29% Underperform Votes1035.71% Is TCOM or ULS more profitable? Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to UL Solutions' net margin of 11.36%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 44.52% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Trip.com Group31.86% 12.04% 6.70% UL Solutions 11.36%44.52%12.48% SummaryTrip.com Group beats UL Solutions on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get UL Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ULS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ULS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUL SolutionsTesting laboratories IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.98B$4.23B$6.75B$18.04BDividend Yield0.96%1.50%2.67%4.08%P/E Ratio33.868.4728.8230.27Price / Sales3.831.87150.2726.07Price / CashN/A21.2131.6117.54Price / BookN/A3.474.474.19Net Income$260M$107.05M$195.80M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.82%-6.77%-0.40%-0.22%1 Month Performance8.83%-27.05%-6.90%-8.45%1 Year PerformanceN/A-48.72%-0.99%-4.35% UL Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULSUL Solutions1.8777 of 5 stars$54.86-0.5%$51.45-6.2%N/A$10.98B$2.87B33.8615,233Positive NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.7301 of 5 stars$53.55-4.2%$77.08+43.9%+11.2%$34.49B$53.29B16.0336,249Options VolumePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIQVIQVIA4.8376 of 5 stars$152.72-1.3%$249.05+63.1%-40.3%$26.93B$15.41B20.3686,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.5671 of 5 stars$97.23+0.8%$156.75+61.2%-6.5%$22.04B$14.86B17.5890,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.2526 of 5 stars$288.09-0.2%$401.54+39.4%-1.2%$20.24B$3.97B20.6110,500Positive NewsGap DownGFLGFL Environmental2.5574 of 5 stars$42.88-4.1%$51.38+19.8%+35.7%$16.87B$7.86B-32.2419,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeRDDTReddit3.3743 of 5 stars$92.83+6.8%$162.41+75.0%+141.8%$16.79B$1.30B-12.012,013Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRBARB Global4.0155 of 5 stars$90.53-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+28.6%$16.73B$4.28B45.044,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownAERAerCap3.8336 of 5 stars$89.52+0.1%$117.43+31.2%+6.3%$16.72B$8.00B7.09740Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2017 of 5 stars$83.28+0.2%$150.67+80.9%-28.2%$16.61B$2.52T8.048,772News CoverageGap DownZZillow Group4.3694 of 5 stars$64.08-3.7%$81.71+27.5%+37.0%$16.14B$2.24B-136.345,720News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives CGI Alternatives Corpay Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives Reddit Alternatives RB Global Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives 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:ULS) was last updated on 4/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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