Autodesk (ADSK) Competitors

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Is ADBE or ADSK more profitable?

Adobe has a net margin of 25.85% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 18.30%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat Adobe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adobe	25.85%	45.22%	22.89%
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%

Does the media refer more to ADBE or ADSK?

In the previous week, Adobe had 38 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Adobe and 14 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Adobe's score of 0.40 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adobe	14 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Autodesk	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADBE or ADSK?

81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe currently has a consensus target price of $584.88, suggesting a potential upside of 30.80%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $323.95, suggesting a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Adobe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Autodesk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adobe	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe received 425 more outperform votes than Autodesk when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.84% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote while only 69.23% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adobe	Outperform Votes 1676 70.84%	Underperform Votes 690 29.16%
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1251 69.23%	Underperform Votes 556 30.77%

Which has more volatility & risk, ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Autodesk. Adobe 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
Adobe	$21.51B	9.15	$5.43B	$12.40	36.06
Autodesk	$5.96B	10.75	$906M	$5.04	59.15

Summary

Adobe beats Autodesk on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.