SNPS vs. ADBE, INTU, CDNS, MSTR, WDAY, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, TYL, and SSNC
Should you be buying Synopsys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synopsys include Adobe (ADBE), Intuit (INTU), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), and SS&C Technologies (SSNC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Synopsys vs.
Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Adobe received 842 more outperform votes than Synopsys when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.55% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 70.76% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Adobe had 58 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for Adobe and 32 mentions for Synopsys. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Synopsys' score of 0.96 indicating that Adobe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Synopsys has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.5% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Synopsys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Synopsys presently has a consensus target price of $641.82, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $573.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.26%. Given Adobe's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Synopsys.
Synopsys has a net margin of 36.12% compared to Adobe's net margin of 25.85%. Adobe's return on equity of 45.87% beat Synopsys' return on equity.
Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Adobe beats Synopsys on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SNPS) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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