ANSYS (ANSS) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSTR or ANSS?

59.8% of Strategy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Strategy 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MSTR or ANSS more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.62% compared to Strategy's net margin of -251.73%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.69% beat Strategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategy	-251.73%	-19.01%	-10.88%
ANSYS	22.62%	12.69%	9.65%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MSTR or ANSS?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Strategy. Strategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, 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
Strategy	$463.46M	171.78	-$1.17B	-$5.63	-54.95
ANSYS	$2.54B	10.39	$575.69M	$6.55	46.06

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MSTR or ANSS?

Strategy received 26 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave Strategy an outperform vote while only 53.64% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Strategy	Outperform Votes 439 64.09%	Underperform Votes 246 35.91%
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 413 53.64%	Underperform Votes 357 46.36%

Do analysts prefer MSTR or ANSS?

Strategy presently has a consensus target price of $508.09, indicating a potential upside of 64.24%. ANSYS has a consensus target price of $352.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Strategy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Strategy is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
ANSYS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, MSTR or ANSS?

Strategy has a beta of 3.46, suggesting that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANSYS has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MSTR or ANSS?

In the previous week, Strategy had 175 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 196 mentions for Strategy and 21 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Strategy's score of 0.51 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strategy	68 Very Positive mention(s)	47 Positive mention(s)	46 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ANSYS	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Strategy beats ANSYS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.