Asana (ASAN) Competitors

Asana (NYSE:ASAN) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ASAN or PTC?

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than Asana. Asana 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
Asana	$652.50M	7.71	-$257.03M	-$1.12	-19.64
PTC	$2.30B	8.68	$376.33M	$3.24	51.16

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASAN or PTC?

PTC received 554 more outperform votes than Asana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.73% of users gave PTC an outperform vote while only 39.70% of users gave Asana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asana	Outperform Votes 79 39.70%	Underperform Votes 120 60.30%
PTC	Outperform Votes 633 68.73%	Underperform Votes 288 31.27%

Does the media refer more to ASAN or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 24 more articles in the media than Asana. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for PTC and 8 mentions for Asana. Asana's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat PTC's score of 0.68 indicating that Asana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asana	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PTC	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ASAN or PTC?

Asana has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ASAN or PTC?

Asana presently has a consensus price target of $17.73, suggesting a potential downside of 19.39%. PTC has a consensus price target of $210.09, suggesting a potential upside of 26.74%. Given PTC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PTC is more favorable than Asana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asana	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is ASAN or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Asana's net margin of -36.17%. PTC's return on equity of 14.49% beat Asana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asana	-36.17%	-86.84%	-27.20%
PTC	16.95%	14.49%	7.25%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ASAN or PTC?

26.2% of Asana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.0% of Asana shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PTC beats Asana on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.