Pegasystems (PEGA) Competitors

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANSS or PEGA?

Pegasystems received 80 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 412 53.72%	Underperform Votes 355 46.28%
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 492 60.29%	Underperform Votes 324 39.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, ANSS or PEGA?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ANSS or PEGA?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. ANSYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, 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	$2.27B	13.48	$500.41M	$6.48	54.00
Pegasystems	$1.43B	6.18	$67.81M	$1.37	75.39

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ANSS or PEGA?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ANSS or PEGA?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 14 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Pegasystems and 10 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.79 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pegasystems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ANSS or PEGA?

ANSYS presently has a consensus target price of $346.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.93%. Pegasystems has a consensus target price of $93.91, indicating a potential downside of 9.08%. Given ANSYS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ANSYS is more favorable than Pegasystems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is ANSS or PEGA more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 8.29%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 37.83% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	23.01%	12.64%	9.55%
Pegasystems	8.29%	37.83%	10.18%

Summary

Pegasystems beats ANSYS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.