Synopsys (SNPS) Competitors

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is CRWD or SNPS more profitable?

Synopsys has a net margin of 24.06% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 4.84%. Synopsys' return on equity of 22.09% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	4.84%	8.44%	3.14%
Synopsys	24.06%	22.09%	14.05%

Which has more volatility & risk, CRWD or SNPS?

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CRWD or SNPS?

CrowdStrike currently has a consensus target price of $333.82, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $649.82, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. Given Synopsys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synopsys is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRWD or SNPS?

Synopsys received 301 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.55% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 69.70% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 529 69.70%	Underperform Votes 230 30.30%
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 830 72.55%	Underperform Votes 314 27.45%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRWD or SNPS?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Synopsys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRWD or SNPS?

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	28.09	$89.33M	$0.69	507.46
Synopsys	$5.84B	14.24	$1.23B	$9.64	56.18

Does the media refer more to CRWD or SNPS?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 55 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for CrowdStrike and 22 mentions for Synopsys. Synopsys' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.15 indicating that Synopsys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synopsys	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Synopsys beats CrowdStrike on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.