SS&C Technologies (SSNC) Competitors $88.65 -0.48 (-0.54%) As of 01:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SSNC vs. CDNS, MSTR, SNPS, WDAY, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, TYL, GWRE, and FDSShould you be buying SS&C Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SS&C Technologies include Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Synopsys (SNPS), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Guidewire Software (GWRE), and FactSet Research Systems (FDS). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. SS&C Technologies vs. Cadence Design Systems MicroStrategy Synopsys Workday Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies Guidewire Software FactSet Research Systems SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, SSNC or CDNS? SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SSNC or CDNS? In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 62 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 14 mentions for SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 0.75 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SS&C Technologies 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cadence Design Systems 35 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SSNC or CDNS? Cadence Design Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSS&C Technologies$5.88B3.76$760.50M$3.0029.74Cadence Design Systems$4.64B15.67$1.04B$3.8668.72 Is SSNC or CDNS more profitable? Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 22.74% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 12.93%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 29.24% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SS&C Technologies12.93% 18.30% 6.90% Cadence Design Systems 22.74%29.24%16.05% Do analysts recommend SSNC or CDNS? SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $326.92, suggesting a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Cadence Design Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Design Systems is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SS&C Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Cadence Design Systems 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SSNC or CDNS? 97.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSNC or CDNS? SS&C Technologies received 119 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.68% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 71.27% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSS&C TechnologiesOutperform Votes70776.68% Underperform Votes21523.32% Cadence Design SystemsOutperform Votes58871.27% Underperform Votes23728.73% SummaryCadence Design Systems beats SS&C Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SS&C Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SSNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSS&C TechnologiesPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$22.11B$25.50B$26.82B$9.13BDividend Yield1.12%1.80%2.75%3.85%P/E Ratio29.75121.7045.4519.18Price / Sales3.7613.022,560.0281.20Price / Cash12.7588.5535.6137.47Price / Book3.459.857.054.77Net Income$760.50M$434.20M$731.84M$245.80M7 Day Performance0.64%-2.24%-0.72%-0.80%1 Month Performance11.02%4.13%1.34%-0.44%1 Year Performance39.82%28.56%22.64%16.44% SS&C Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSNCSS&C Technologies4.9109 of 5 stars$88.63-0.6%$97.50+10.0%+39.2%$21.92B$5.88B29.5026,000Insider TradePositive NewsCDNSCadence Design Systems4.7132 of 5 stars$295.19-0.3%$326.08+10.5%-7.4%$80.96B$4.09B77.4811,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMSTRMicroStrategy4.6393 of 5 stars$337.73+3.9%$536.90+59.0%+359.5%$80.94B$463.46M-59.961,934SNPSSynopsys4.9306 of 5 stars$522.53-1.1%$641.82+22.8%-9.9%$80.77B$6.13B35.9920,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWDAYWorkday4.7477 of 5 stars$258.05-0.8%$292.43+13.3%-13.4%$68.64B$7.26B42.7918,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionADSKAutodesk4.5986 of 5 stars$302.72-0.3%$333.77+10.3%+14.0%$65.08B$5.50B60.0614,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsFICOFair Isaac4.687 of 5 stars$1,795.33-0.4%$2,078.15+15.8%+37.0%$43.84B$1.72B82.393,586Positive NewsANSSANSYS2.6478 of 5 stars$338.93-0.1%$346.67+2.3%+2.5%$29.64B$2.27B52.306,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageTYLTyler Technologies4.0657 of 5 stars$642.39-0.7%$667.83+4.0%+44.1%$27.49B$2.14B117.227,300Analyst ForecastGWREGuidewire Software4.0512 of 5 stars$212.28-2.0%$204.50-3.7%+77.9%$17.73B$980.50M589.673,469Insider TradeOptions VolumePositive NewsFDSFactSet Research Systems4.5409 of 5 stars$456.24-0.7%$453.23-0.7%+2.1%$17.35B$2.20B32.7112,398Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cadence Design Systems Competitors MicroStrategy Competitors Synopsys Competitors Workday Competitors Autodesk Competitors Fair Isaac Competitors ANSYS Competitors Tyler Technologies Competitors Guidewire Software Competitors FactSet Research Systems Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SSNC) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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