FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) & Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD) Head to Head Analysis

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) and Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

FactSet Research Systems has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportradar Group has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FactSet Research Systems and Sportradar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FactSet Research Systems	22.72%	34.36%	14.67%
Sportradar Group	4.27%	4.54%	2.27%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FactSet Research Systems and Sportradar Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FactSet Research Systems	$2.09 billion	7.76	$468.17 million	$12.63	33.59
Sportradar Group	$949.77 million	11.91	$37.51 million	$0.12	84.84

FactSet Research Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Sportradar Group. FactSet Research Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sportradar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for FactSet Research Systems and Sportradar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FactSet Research Systems	3	8	0	0	1.73
Sportradar Group	0	3	6	0	2.67

FactSet Research Systems presently has a consensus price target of $442.70, indicating a potential upside of 4.34%. Sportradar Group has a consensus price target of $13.89, indicating a potential upside of 36.43%. Given Sportradar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sportradar Group is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of FactSet Research Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FactSet Research Systems beats Sportradar Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FactSet Research Systems

FactSet Research Systems Inc., a financial data company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth. It serves portfolio managers, investment banks, asset managers, wealth advisors, corporate clients, and other financial services entities. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

About Sportradar Group

Sportradar Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides sports data services for the sports betting and media industries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Malta, Switzerland, and internationally. Its sports data services to the bookmaking under the Betradar brand name, and to the international media industry under the Sportradar Media Services brand name. The company offers mission-critical software, data, and content to sports leagues and federations, betting operators, and media companies. It also provides sports entertainment, gaming, and sports solutions, as well as live streaming solution for online, mobile, and retail sports betting. In addition, its software solutions address the entire sports betting value chain from traffic generation and advertising technology to the collection, processing, and extrapolation of data and odds, as well as to visualization solutions, risk management, and platform services. Sportradar Group AG was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.