Autodesk (ADSK) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk presently has a consensus price target of $327.82, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $713.56, indicating a potential upside of 21.55%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk received 155 more outperform votes than Intuit when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.39% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 68.68% of users gave Intuit an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1267 69.39%	Underperform Votes 559 30.61%
Intuit	Outperform Votes 1112 68.68%	Underperform Votes 507 31.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADSK or INTU more profitable?

Autodesk has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Intuit's net margin of 17.59%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat Intuit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%
Intuit	17.59%	18.25%	10.42%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ADSK or INTU?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Autodesk. Autodesk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuit, 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
Autodesk	$6.13B	8.98	$906M	$5.13	50.38
Intuit	$17.17B	9.56	$2.96B	$10.72	54.76

Does the media favor ADSK or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 10 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Intuit and 47 mentions for Autodesk. Intuit's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Autodesk's score of 1.09 indicating that Intuit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intuit	46 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ADSK or INTU?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Intuit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Intuit beats Autodesk on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.