Autodesk (ADSK) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	9.20	$5.56B	$12.40	36.67
Autodesk	$5.50B	11.38	$906M	$5.04	57.74

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%	45.87%	22.76%
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%

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

81.8% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe received 428 more outperform votes than Autodesk when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.79% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote while only 69.24% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adobe	Outperform Votes 1682 70.79%	Underperform Votes 694 29.21%
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1254 69.24%	Underperform Votes 557 30.76%

Does the media prefer ADBE or ADSK?

In the previous week, Adobe had 53 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Adobe and 34 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Adobe's score of 1.24 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adobe	69 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autodesk	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ADBE or ADSK?

Adobe presently has a consensus price target of $570.88, indicating a potential upside of 25.55%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $334.45, indicating a potential upside of 14.92%. Given Adobe's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Autodesk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adobe	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Summary

Adobe beats Autodesk on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.