Head to Head Contrast: Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD) vs. FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS)

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportradar Group	$949.77 million	11.67	$37.51 million	$0.12	83.09
FactSet Research Systems	$2.15 billion	7.60	$468.17 million	$12.63	33.99

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.

Profitability

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

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

Insider & 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sportradar Group and FactSet Research Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Sportradar Group presently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.08%. FactSet Research Systems has a consensus target price of $442.70, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. Given Sportradar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sportradar Group is more favorable than FactSet Research Systems.

Summary

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

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.

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.