Intuit (INTU) Competitors

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, INTU or WFC?

Intuit has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, INTU or WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Intuit. Wells Fargo & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuit, 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
Intuit	$16.29B	11.20	$2.96B	$10.45	62.26
Wells Fargo & Company	$82.40B	2.97	$19.14B	$4.81	15.30

Is INTU or WFC a better dividend stock?

Intuit pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Intuit pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Intuit has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Wells Fargo & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to INTU or WFC?

In the previous week, Intuit had 8 more articles in the media than Wells Fargo & Company. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Intuit and 52 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Intuit's score of 1.08 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuit	43 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wells Fargo & Company	38 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend INTU or WFC?

Intuit currently has a consensus price target of $737.06, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus price target of $63.07, indicating a potential downside of 14.29%. Given Intuit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intuit is more favorable than Wells Fargo & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuit	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Wells Fargo & Company	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Is INTU or WFC more profitable?

Intuit has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Wells Fargo & Company's net margin of 14.43%. Intuit's return on equity of 18.64% beat Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intuit	18.19%	18.64%	10.87%
Wells Fargo & Company	14.43%	12.25%	1.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INTU or WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company received 444 more outperform votes than Intuit when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.78% of users gave Intuit an outperform vote while only 62.41% of users gave Wells Fargo & Company an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intuit	Outperform Votes 1095 68.78%	Underperform Votes 497 31.22%
Wells Fargo & Company	Outperform Votes 1539 62.41%	Underperform Votes 927 37.59%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of INTU or WFC?

83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Intuit shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intuit beats Wells Fargo & Company on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.