Contrasting Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and Alpha Technology Group (NASDAQ:ATGL)

Volatility and Risk

Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Technology Group has a beta of 10.27, indicating that its stock price is 927% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Formula Systems (1985) and Alpha Technology Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Formula Systems (1985)	$2.71 billion	0.54	$64.01 million	$4.82	19.66
Alpha Technology Group	$9.17 million	25.94	-$890,000.00	N/A	N/A

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Technology Group.

Profitability

This table compares Formula Systems (1985) and Alpha Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Formula Systems (1985)	2.78%	5.68%	2.70%
Alpha Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Formula Systems (1985) beats Alpha Technology Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Formula Systems (1985)

Formula Systems (1985) Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides proprietary and non-proprietary software solutions, IT professional services, software product marketing and support, computer infrastructure and integration solutions, and learning and integration worldwide. The company offers computer and telecommunication infrastructure solutions; and sells and markets computers and peripheral equipment, and cloud based solutions and services relating to databases and big data. It also provides customer relations management, computer systems management infrastructures, web world content management, database and data warehouse mining, application integration, database and systems, data management, and software development tools; and application and professional training courses, and advanced professional studies. In addition, the company offers property and casualty insurance platforms, such as Sapiens, Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens IDITSuite, and IDIT Go; life, pension, and annuities platforms, including Sapiens, Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens UnderwritingPro, Sapiens ApplicationPro, Sapiens IllustrationPro, and Sapiens ConsolidationMaster; Sapiens Cloud-based DigitalSuite; data and analytics platform; and reinsurance software solutions comprising Sapiens ReinsuranceMaster, Sapiens ReinsurancePro, and Sapiens Reinsurance GO. Further, it provides Sapiens workers' compensation solutions; Sapiens medical professional liability solutions; financial and compliance solutions, such as Sapiens FinancialPro, Sapiens Financial GO, Sapiens StatementPro, Sapiens CheckPro, and Sapiens Reporting Tools; Sapiens Decision; and technology-based solutions. Additionally, it offers application development and business process integration platforms; vertical software solutions; strategic consulting and outsourcing services; and professional services in various areas, as well as develops on-premise payroll software. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel.

About Alpha Technology Group

Alpha Technology Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based information technology services in Hong Kong. The company primarily offers cloud-based and customized customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning systems; web and mobile application development services; artificial intelligence powered optical character recognition services; and technological support and maintenance, and other services, such as maintaining and enhancing services for systems. It serves customers from various industries, including consulting, real estate, architectural design, carpark management, electronic payment services, logistics, investments, retail, textiles, wholesale and distribution, social services, etc. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.