Smartsheet (SMAR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SMAR or ANSS?

Smartsheet has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANSYS has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMAR or ANSS?

ANSYS received 10 more outperform votes than Smartsheet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.16% of users gave Smartsheet an outperform vote while only 53.73% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smartsheet	Outperform Votes 401 64.16%	Underperform Votes 224 35.84%
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 411 53.73%	Underperform Votes 354 46.27%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SMAR or ANSS?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Smartsheet. Smartsheet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, 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
Smartsheet	$958.34M	8.11	-$104.63M	-$0.31	-180.41
ANSYS	$2.47B	12.13	$500.41M	$6.48	52.81

Do analysts rate SMAR or ANSS?

Smartsheet currently has a consensus price target of $55.82, suggesting a potential downside of 0.19%. ANSYS has a consensus price target of $342.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.08%. Given ANSYS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ANSYS is more favorable than Smartsheet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smartsheet	1 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SMAR or ANSS?

In the previous week, ANSYS had 5 more articles in the media than Smartsheet. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for ANSYS and 13 mentions for Smartsheet. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Smartsheet's score of 0.82 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smartsheet	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ANSYS	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SMAR or ANSS more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Smartsheet's net margin of -4.07%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.64% beat Smartsheet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smartsheet	-4.07%	-4.29%	-2.03%
ANSYS	23.01%	12.64%	9.55%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SMAR or ANSS?

90.0% of Smartsheet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Smartsheet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ANSYS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ANSYS beats Smartsheet on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.