PTC (PTC) Competitors

NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NTES or PTC?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than PTC. NetEase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC, 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
NetEase	$105.30B	0.61	$4.14B	$6.37	15.66
PTC	$2.31B	8.47	$376.33M	$3.24	50.25

Does the media favor NTES or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 19 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for PTC and 6 mentions for NetEase. NetEase's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat PTC's score of 0.90 indicating that NetEase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PTC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NTES or PTC?

11.1% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate NTES or PTC?

NetEase currently has a consensus price target of $114.57, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. PTC has a consensus price target of $210.09, suggesting a potential upside of 29.05%. Given PTC's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PTC is more favorable than NetEase.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTES or PTC?

NetEase received 46 more outperform votes than PTC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 68.61% of users gave PTC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%
PTC	Outperform Votes 634 68.61%	Underperform Votes 290 31.39%

Which has more volatility and risk, NTES or PTC?

NetEase has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NTES or PTC more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 28.17% compared to PTC's net margin of 16.95%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat PTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%
PTC	16.95%	14.49%	7.25%

Summary

NetEase beats PTC on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.