ANSYS (ANSS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS presently has a consensus price target of $352.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.22%. MicroStrategy has a consensus price target of $536.90, suggesting a potential upside of 59.92%. Given MicroStrategy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MicroStrategy is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MicroStrategy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANSS or MSTR?

MicroStrategy received 26 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.18% of users gave MicroStrategy an outperform vote while only 53.64% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 413 53.64%	Underperform Votes 357 46.36%
MicroStrategy	Outperform Votes 439 64.18%	Underperform Votes 245 35.82%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy 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
ANSYS	$2.54B	11.22	$575.69M	$6.55	49.73
MicroStrategy	$463.46M	186.42	-$1.17B	-$5.63	-59.63

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ANSS or MSTR?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ANSS or MSTR?

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 41 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for MicroStrategy and 27 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat MicroStrategy's score of 0.89 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MicroStrategy	33 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ANSS or MSTR more profitable?

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.36, indicating that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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