ANSYS (ANSS) Competitors

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CDNS or ANSS?

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ANSYS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CDNS or ANSS?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANSYS has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CDNS or ANSS?

Cadence Design Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ANSYS. ANSYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design 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
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	15.98	$1.04B	$3.86	70.05
ANSYS	$2.27B	13.12	$500.41M	$6.48	52.54

Does the media prefer CDNS or ANSS?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 49 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 24 mentions for ANSYS. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat ANSYS's score of 0.81 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	34 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ANSYS	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDNS or ANSS?

Cadence Design Systems received 176 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.27% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 588 71.27%	Underperform Votes 237 28.73%
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 412 53.72%	Underperform Votes 355 46.28%

Is CDNS or ANSS more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Cadence Design Systems' net margin of 22.74%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 30.20% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	22.74%	30.20%	16.92%
ANSYS	23.01%	12.64%	9.55%

Do analysts rate CDNS or ANSS?

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus price target of $326.92, indicating a potential upside of 20.91%. ANSYS has a consensus price target of $346.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Cadence Design Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cadence Design Systems is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats ANSYS on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.