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Unity Software (U) Competitors

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$18.19 -1.04 (-5.41%)
As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

U vs. ANSS, HUBS, CHKP, TYL, SSNC, PTC, OKTA, NTNX, CYBR, and GEN

Should you be buying Unity Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unity Software include ANSYS (ANSS), HubSpot (HUBS), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), PTC (PTC), Okta (OKTA), Nutanix (NTNX), CyberArk Software (CYBR), and Gen Digital (GEN). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

Unity Software vs.

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

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ANSYS$2.54B10.41$575.69M$6.5546.12
Unity Software$1.81B4.11-$822.01M-$1.68-10.83

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.62% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -36.63%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.69% beat Unity Software's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ANSYS22.62% 12.69% 9.65%
Unity Software -36.63%-13.40%-6.36%

ANSYS received 310 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.64% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote while only 47.25% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ANSYSOutperform Votes
413
53.64%
Underperform Votes
357
46.36%
Unity SoftwareOutperform Votes
103
47.25%
Underperform Votes
115
52.75%

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Unity Software shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Unity Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ANSYS had 3 more articles in the media than Unity Software. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for ANSYS and 18 mentions for Unity Software. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Unity Software's score of 0.39 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ANSYS
20 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Unity Software
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ANSYS presently has a consensus target price of $352.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. Unity Software has a consensus target price of $24.46, indicating a potential upside of 34.49%. Given Unity Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unity Software is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ANSYS
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Unity Software
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

ANSYS has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ANSYS beats Unity Software on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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U vs. The Competition

MetricUnity SoftwarePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.45B$22.54B$22.19B$18.52B
Dividend YieldN/A2.08%3.00%4.25%
P/E Ratio-10.83103.7839.0531.06
Price / Sales4.1116.912,145.2826.47
Price / Cash51.7986.0634.6617.54
Price / Book2.177.805.724.29
Net Income-$822.01M$438.39M$737.35M$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.64%9.14%4.43%4.23%
1 Month Performance-12.44%-3.62%-5.48%-6.79%
1 Year Performance-28.13%5.69%53,099.42%-0.03%

Unity Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
U
Unity Software
2.9907 of 5 stars
$18.19
-5.4%
$24.46
+34.5%
-28.1%$7.45B$1.81B-10.836,748Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ANSS
ANSYS
3.633 of 5 stars
$299.33
-3.6%
$352.50
+17.8%
-9.6%$26.08B$2.54B45.435,600Positive News
Gap Down
HUBS
HubSpot
4.7008 of 5 stars
$503.48
-4.6%
$848.58
+68.5%
-20.4%$26.06B$2.63B5,553.427,430Positive News
Gap Down
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.1235 of 5 stars
$220.99
-1.4%
$236.13
+6.9%
+36.1%$24.20B$2.57B29.455,800Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.0851 of 5 stars
$556.95
-2.2%
$676.25
+21.4%
+38.5%$23.97B$2.14B91.777,200Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.9474 of 5 stars
$75.65
-5.4%
$97.50
+28.9%
+24.8%$18.62B$5.88B25.1827,600Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
PTC
PTC
4.5422 of 5 stars
$142.67
-4.6%
$210.09
+47.3%
-18.6%$17.17B$2.31B44.036,500Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
OKTA
Okta
4.6415 of 5 stars
$93.89
-6.4%
$116.09
+23.6%
+2.7%$16.27B$2.61B-267.716,010Positive News
NTNX
Nutanix
4.8808 of 5 stars
$60.09
-7.2%
$87.79
+46.1%
-4.5%$16.01B$2.32B-171.517,150Positive News
Gap Up
CYBR
CyberArk Software
2.9427 of 5 stars
$317.17
-3.3%
$418.04
+31.8%
+38.2%$15.59B$1.00B-161.792,140Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
GEN
Gen Digital
2.9427 of 5 stars
$24.62
-5.3%
N/A+17.8%$15.17B$3.90B24.132,700Short Interest ↓
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