Copart (CPRT) Competitors

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CDNS or CPRT?

84.8% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Copart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CDNS or CPRT more profitable?

Copart has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Cadence Design Systems' net margin of 19.88%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 29.65% beat Copart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	19.88%	29.65%	15.38%
Copart	32.21%	18.20%	16.36%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CDNS or CPRT?

Copart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cadence Design Systems. Copart 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
Cadence Design Systems	$5.09B	19.15	$1.06B	$3.70	96.48
Copart	$4.24B	10.39	$1.36B	$1.52	29.94

Does the media refer more to CDNS or CPRT?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 75 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 30 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 0.84 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	47 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Copart	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CDNS or CPRT?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus price target of $364.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.06%. Copart has a consensus price target of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.19%. Given Copart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Copart is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Copart	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, CDNS or CPRT?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadence Design Systems and Copart tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.