Autodesk (ADSK) Competitors

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is EA or ADSK more profitable?

Autodesk has a net margin of 18.21% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 14.12%. Autodesk's return on equity of 59.41% beat Electronic Arts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electronic Arts	14.12%	18.56%	10.48%
Autodesk	18.21%	59.41%	12.17%

Which has better earnings and valuation, EA or ADSK?

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Autodesk. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, 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
Electronic Arts	$7.56B	5.78	$1.27B	$3.89	42.86
Autodesk	$5.50B	12.04	$906M	$4.89	62.95

Which has more risk and volatility, EA or ADSK?

Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EA or ADSK?

Electronic Arts received 316 more outperform votes than Autodesk when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.55% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 69.27% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Electronic Arts	Outperform Votes 1558 74.55%	Underperform Votes 532 25.45%
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1242 69.27%	Underperform Votes 551 30.73%

Do analysts prefer EA or ADSK?

Electronic Arts presently has a consensus price target of $165.37, suggesting a potential downside of 0.80%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $302.38, suggesting a potential downside of 1.77%. Given Electronic Arts' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than Autodesk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to EA or ADSK?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 16 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Autodesk and 28 mentions for Electronic Arts. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.72 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Electronic Arts	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autodesk	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EA or ADSK?

90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Autodesk beats Electronic Arts on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.