GWRE vs. ADSK, FICO, ANSS, TYL, SSNC, FDS, AZPN, MANH, HCP, and PEGA
Should you be buying Guidewire Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guidewire Software include Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), and Pegasystems (PEGA). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Guidewire Software vs.
Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Autodesk had 24 more articles in the media than Guidewire Software. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Autodesk and 32 mentions for Guidewire Software. Guidewire Software's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Autodesk's score of 0.71 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than Guidewire Software. Guidewire Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Autodesk has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of 2.91%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.87% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.
Guidewire Software currently has a consensus target price of $206.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.44%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $336.29, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Autodesk's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Guidewire Software.
90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Autodesk received 812 more outperform votes than Guidewire Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.37% of users gave Autodesk an outperform vote while only 65.51% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote.
Summary
Autodesk beats Guidewire Software on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GWRE) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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