Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer YALA or FORTY?

In the previous week, Formula Systems (1985) had 5 more articles in the media than Yalla Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Formula Systems (1985) and 0 mentions for Yalla Group. Formula Systems (1985)'s average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Yalla Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Yalla Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yalla Group	Positive
Formula Systems (1985)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YALA or FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) received 77 more outperform votes than Yalla Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Yalla Group an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yalla Group	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Formula Systems (1985)	Outperform Votes 82 60.29%	Underperform Votes 54 39.71%

Is YALA or FORTY more profitable?

Yalla Group has a net margin of 36.80% compared to Yalla Group's net margin of 2.44%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 22.83% beat Yalla Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yalla Group	36.80%	22.83%	20.05%
Formula Systems (1985)	2.44%	5.17%	2.33%

Do analysts rate YALA or FORTY?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of YALA or FORTY?

4.7% of Yalla Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by institutional investors. 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, YALA or FORTY?

Yalla Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Formula Systems (1985). Yalla Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Formula Systems (1985), 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
Yalla Group	$318.88M	2.38	$117.34M	$0.64	7.59
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.62B	0.44	$64.01M	$4.13	18.16

Which has more risk and volatility, YALA or FORTY?

Yalla Group has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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