Contrasting Hanryu (NASDAQ:HRYU) and FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS)

Hanryu (NASDAQ:HRYU) and FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Hanryu and FactSet Research Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanryu	0	0	0	0	N/A
FactSet Research Systems	4	8	0	0	1.67

FactSet Research Systems has a consensus price target of $432.27, suggesting a potential downside of 4.78%. Given FactSet Research Systems’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FactSet Research Systems is more favorable than Hanryu.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hanryu and FactSet Research Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hanryu	$790,000.00	15.19	-$9.29 million	N/A	N/A
FactSet Research Systems	$2.18 billion	7.93	$468.17 million	$13.26	34.24

FactSet Research Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Hanryu.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanryu	N/A	-93.86%	-52.47%
FactSet Research Systems	23.56%	34.48%	15.17%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Hanryu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FactSet Research Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FactSet Research Systems beats Hanryu on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hanryu

Hanryu Holdings, Inc. operates FANTOO, an online social media platform that connects users worldwide that share similar interests. Its platform allows users to interact with other like-minded users to share their appreciation of various types of entertainment and cultures, create and monetize their content, enjoy other users content, engage in commerce, and experience a fandom community. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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.