Intuit (INTU) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $340.45, indicating a potential upside of 7.82%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $793.05, indicating a potential upside of 1.38%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ADSK or INTU?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Autodesk. Intuit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, 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	$6.13B	11.02	$1.11B	$4.67	67.61
Intuit	$16.29B	13.40	$2.96B	$12.32	63.49

Is ADSK or INTU more profitable?

Intuit has a net margin of 19.07% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Intuit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%
Intuit	19.07%	21.46%	11.99%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ADSK or INTU?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADSK or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 24 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Intuit and 37 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Intuit's score of 1.02 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intuit	39 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Intuit beats Autodesk on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.