Smartsheet (SMAR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ANSS or SMAR?

ANSYS currently has a consensus target price of $342.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.65%. Smartsheet has a consensus target price of $55.82, suggesting a potential downside 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
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Smartsheet	1 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ANSS or SMAR?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Smartsheet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Smartsheet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ANSS or SMAR?

In the previous week, ANSYS and ANSYS both had 16 articles in the media. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Smartsheet's score of 0.69 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smartsheet	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ANSS or SMAR?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ANSS or SMAR?

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
ANSYS	$2.27B	13.11	$500.41M	$6.48	52.51
Smartsheet	$1.04B	7.45	-$104.63M	-$0.31	-180.23

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANSS or SMAR?

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

Is ANSS or SMAR 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
ANSYS	23.01%	12.64%	9.55%
Smartsheet	-4.07%	-4.29%	-2.03%

Summary

ANSYS beats Smartsheet on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.