Synopsys (SNPS) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SNPS or CRWD?

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
Synopsys	$5.84B	14.46	$1.23B	$9.64	57.05
CrowdStrike	$3.52B	24.20	$89.33M	$0.69	503.06

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNPS or CRWD?

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

Does the media prefer SNPS or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 30 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for CrowdStrike and 29 mentions for Synopsys. Synopsys' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.20 indicating that Synopsys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synopsys	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNPS or CRWD?

Synopsys received 305 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.55% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 69.63% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 830 72.55%	Underperform Votes 314 27.45%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 525 69.63%	Underperform Votes 229 30.37%

Is SNPS or CRWD 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
Synopsys	24.06%	22.09%	14.05%
CrowdStrike	4.84%	8.44%	3.14%

Do analysts prefer SNPS or CRWD?

Synopsys presently has a consensus price target of $649.82, suggesting a potential upside of 18.15%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $328.74, suggesting a potential downside of 5.29%. Given Synopsys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more volatility & risk, SNPS or CRWD?

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

Summary

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