Aspen Technology (AZPN) Competitors

Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) and EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZPN or EPAM?

EPAM Systems received 194 more outperform votes than Aspen Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.59% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 61.91% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aspen Technology	Outperform Votes 447 61.91%	Underperform Votes 275 38.09%
EPAM Systems	Outperform Votes 641 73.59%	Underperform Votes 230 26.41%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AZPN or EPAM?

EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Technology. Aspen Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, 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
Aspen Technology	$1.04B	12.78	-$107.76M	-$0.44	-478.74
EPAM Systems	$4.65B	2.22	$417.08M	$7.31	24.34

Do analysts recommend AZPN or EPAM?

Aspen Technology presently has a consensus price target of $219.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.20%. EPAM Systems has a consensus price target of $277.65, indicating a potential upside of 56.04%. Given EPAM Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Aspen Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspen Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
EPAM Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media favor AZPN or EPAM?

In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Aspen Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for EPAM Systems and 5 mentions for Aspen Technology. Aspen Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.65 indicating that Aspen Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aspen Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EPAM Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AZPN or EPAM?

45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AZPN or EPAM?

Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AZPN or EPAM more profitable?

EPAM Systems has a net margin of 9.28% compared to Aspen Technology's net margin of -2.46%. EPAM Systems' return on equity of 14.95% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspen Technology	-2.46%	2.76%	2.50%
EPAM Systems	9.28%	14.95%	11.89%

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Aspen Technology on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.