Aspen Technology (AZPN) Competitors

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

Is ADSK or AZPN more profitable?

Autodesk has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Aspen Technology's net margin of 0.54%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	18.30%	53.87%	12.31%
Aspen Technology	0.54%	3.17%	2.89%

Does the media prefer ADSK or AZPN?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 25 more articles in the media than Aspen Technology. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Autodesk and 10 mentions for Aspen Technology. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Aspen Technology's score of 0.33 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aspen Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ADSK or AZPN?

Autodesk presently has a consensus price target of $334.45, suggesting a potential upside of 17.35%. Aspen Technology has a consensus price target of $272.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.07%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Aspen Technology.

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
Aspen Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADSK or AZPN?

Autodesk received 801 more outperform votes than Aspen Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.24% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 60.56% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autodesk	Outperform Votes 1254 69.24%	Underperform Votes 557 30.76%
Aspen Technology	Outperform Votes 453 60.56%	Underperform Votes 295 39.44%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADSK or AZPN?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADSK or AZPN?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Technology. Autodesk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aspen Technology, 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	$5.50B	11.15	$906M	$5.04	56.55
Aspen Technology	$1.13B	14.82	-$9.77M	$0.08	3,299.16

Which has more risk & volatility, ADSK or AZPN?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autodesk beats Aspen Technology on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.