Aspen Technology (AZPN) Competitors

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

Is AZPN or WDAY more profitable?

Workday has a net margin of 19.86% compared to Aspen Technology's net margin of 0.54%. Workday's return on equity of 6.13% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspen Technology	0.54%	3.17%	2.89%
Workday	19.86%	6.13%	3.13%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AZPN or WDAY?

Workday has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Technology. Workday 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
Aspen Technology	$1.14B	14.67	-$9.77M	$0.08	3,304.13
Workday	$8.45B	7.96	$1.38B	$1.96	128.99

Which has more risk and volatility, AZPN or WDAY?

Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZPN or WDAY?

Workday received 993 more outperform votes than Aspen Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Workday an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aspen Technology	Outperform Votes 453 60.24%	Underperform Votes 299 39.76%
Workday	Outperform Votes 1446 65.28%	Underperform Votes 769 34.72%

Do analysts recommend AZPN or WDAY?

Aspen Technology currently has a consensus price target of $272.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.90%. Workday has a consensus price target of $300.36, suggesting a potential upside of 18.80%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Workday is more favorable than Aspen Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspen Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Workday	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the media favor AZPN or WDAY?

In the previous week, Workday had 51 more articles in the media than Aspen Technology. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Workday and 1 mentions for Aspen Technology. Aspen Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Workday's score of 0.95 indicating that Aspen Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aspen Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Workday	32 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AZPN or WDAY?

45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Workday beats Aspen Technology on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.