Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and Virtusa (NASDAQ:VRTU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FORTY or VRTU?

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than Virtusa. Formula Systems (1985) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtusa, 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
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.65B	0.46	$64.01M	$4.22	18.66
Virtusa	$1.31B	1.19	$47.90M	$1.73	29.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORTY or VRTU?

Virtusa received 392 more outperform votes than Formula Systems (1985) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.60% of users gave Virtusa an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Formula Systems (1985)	Outperform Votes 82 60.29%	Underperform Votes 54 39.71%
Virtusa	Outperform Votes 474 73.60%	Underperform Votes 170 26.40%

Do analysts prefer FORTY or VRTU?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Formula Systems (1985)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Virtusa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FORTY or VRTU?

34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Virtusa shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Virtusa shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FORTY or VRTU?

In the previous week, Formula Systems (1985) had 4 more articles in the media than Virtusa. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Formula Systems (1985) and 0 mentions for Virtusa. Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Virtusa's score of 0.00 indicating that Formula Systems (1985) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Formula Systems (1985)	Positive
Virtusa	Neutral

Is FORTY or VRTU more profitable?

Virtusa has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Formula Systems (1985)'s net margin of 2.47%. Virtusa's return on equity of 13.33% beat Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)	2.47%	5.17%	2.38%
Virtusa	3.32%	13.33%	4.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, FORTY or VRTU?

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtusa has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Virtusa beats Formula Systems (1985) on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.