Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ANSS or CDNS?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ANSS or CDNS?

Cadence Design Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ANSYS. ANSYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, 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	13.57	$575.69M	$6.74	58.27
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	18.71	$1.06B	$3.95	80.52

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ANSS or CDNS?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ANSYS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ANSS or CDNS?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 3 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 39 mentions for ANSYS. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat ANSYS's score of 0.85 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	17 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadence Design Systems	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ANSS or CDNS more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.95% compared to Cadence Design Systems' net margin of 22.18%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 29.36% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	22.95%	12.38%	9.47%
Cadence Design Systems	22.18%	29.36%	15.60%

Do analysts rate ANSS or CDNS?

ANSYS presently has a consensus target price of $368.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.29%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus target price of $330.07, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Cadence Design Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Design Systems 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
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats ANSYS on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.