CRWD vs. SNPS, CDNS, PLTR, DDOG, EA, AEVA, LIDRW, AISPW, APCXW, and ARBEW
Should you be buying CrowdStrike stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CrowdStrike include Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Datadog (DDOG), Electronic Arts (EA), Aeva Technologies (AEVA), AEye (LIDRW), Airship AI (AISPW), AppTech Payments (APCXW), and Arbe Robotics (ARBEW).
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Synopsys 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.
In the previous week, Synopsys had 14 more articles in the media than CrowdStrike. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Synopsys and 48 mentions for CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Synopsys' score of 0.39 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Synopsys has a net margin of 23.05% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 2.92%. Synopsys' return on equity of 22.66% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.
Synopsys received 369 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.21% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 67.62% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.
CrowdStrike presently has a consensus price target of $373.18, indicating a potential upside of 7.20%. Synopsys has a consensus price target of $616.18, indicating a potential upside of 4.39%. Given CrowdStrike's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CrowdStrike is more favorable than Synopsys.
Summary
Synopsys beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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