Informatica (INFA) Competitors

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and Informatica (NYSE:INFA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANSS or INFA?

ANSYS received 81 more outperform votes than Informatica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.64% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 412 53.72%	Underperform Votes 355 46.28%
Informatica	Outperform Votes 331 61.64%	Underperform Votes 206 38.36%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ANSS or INFA?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Informatica. ANSYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informatica, 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
ANSYS	$2.27B	13.48	$500.41M	$6.48	54.00
Informatica	$1.60B	4.67	-$125.28M	$0.21	116.22

Is ANSS or INFA more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Informatica's net margin of 3.89%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.64% beat Informatica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	23.01%	12.64%	9.55%
Informatica	3.89%	5.29%	2.37%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ANSS or INFA?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Informatica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Informatica 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, ANSS or INFA?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informatica has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ANSS or INFA?

In the previous week, ANSYS and ANSYS both had 10 articles in the media. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Informatica's score of 0.51 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Informatica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ANSS or INFA?

ANSYS currently has a consensus target price of $346.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.93%. Informatica has a consensus target price of $32.92, suggesting a potential upside of 34.88%. Given Informatica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Informatica is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Informatica	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

ANSYS beats Informatica on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.