ANSYS (ANSS) Competitors

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

Is ANSS or ADSK more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.95% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	22.95%	12.38%	9.47%
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%

Do analysts prefer ANSS or ADSK?

ANSYS currently has a consensus price target of $368.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.68%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $342.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.49%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ANSS or ADSK?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than ANSYS. ANSYS 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
ANSYS	$2.58B	12.74	$575.69M	$6.74	55.53
Autodesk	$6.35B	9.67	$1.11B	$4.67	61.40

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ANSS or ADSK?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of ANSYS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ANSS or ADSK?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ANSS or ADSK?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 34 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Autodesk and 3 mentions for ANSYS. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat ANSYS's score of 0.00 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Autodesk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Autodesk beats ANSYS on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.