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ADSK vs. BSY, CDNS, CSQ, INTU, SNPS, TROW, CRM, NOW, PCOR, and TYL

Should you be buying Autodesk stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Autodesk include Bentley Systems (BSY), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Intuit (INTU), Synopsys (SNPS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Salesforce (CRM), ServiceNow (NOW), Procore Technologies (PCOR), and Tyler Technologies (TYL).

Autodesk vs. Its Competitors

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bentley Systems$1.42B11.24$234.70M$0.7969.18
Autodesk$6.13B10.13$1.11B$4.6762.15

In the previous week, Autodesk had 33 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Autodesk and 11 mentions for Bentley Systems. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Bentley Systems' score of 1.37 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Autodesk
35 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 17.91% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bentley Systems17.91% 28.41% 9.04%
Autodesk 15.90%50.77%12.63%

Bentley Systems currently has a consensus target price of $56.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.57%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $343.04, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bentley Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autodesk beats Bentley Systems on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ADSK vs. The Competition

MetricAutodeskINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$61.22B$18.95B$29.29B$9.58B
Dividend YieldN/A3.83%3.09%4.10%
P/E Ratio62.1575.5854.4226.05
Price / Sales10.13194.301,261.08103.03
Price / Cash36.9580.0735.2058.48
Price / Book23.8117.949.586.61
Net Income$1.11B$346.10M$805.43M$265.56M
7 Day Performance1.22%2.64%1.55%1.97%
1 Month Performance-3.57%-2.98%-0.64%-0.36%
1 Year Performance13.70%54.93%24,052.26%19.03%

Autodesk Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADSK
Autodesk
4.391 of 5 stars
$290.23
+1.5%
$343.04
+18.2%
+16.1%$61.22B$6.13B62.1515,300Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BSY
Bentley Systems
3.9076 of 5 stars
$52.91
-1.1%
$56.60
+7.0%
+9.6%$15.45B$1.35B66.985,500Positive News
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.3105 of 5 stars
$349.09
-0.8%
$364.33
+4.4%
+26.9%$95.12B$5.09B94.3512,700Trending News
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.34
+0.2%
N/A+9.4%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
INTU
Intuit
4.8547 of 5 stars
$706.09
-5.7%
$806.27
+14.2%
-0.4%$196.96B$18.18B57.3118,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
SNPS
Synopsys
4.615 of 5 stars
$616.12
-0.5%
$630.67
+2.4%
+10.7%$95.60B$6.22B44.4920,000News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
4.7634 of 5 stars
$105.27
+0.2%
$101.09
-4.0%
-0.9%$23.13B$7.09B11.768,158News Coverage
Positive News
CRM
Salesforce
4.9671 of 5 stars
$232.46
-3.3%
$348.16
+49.8%
-4.1%$222.23B$37.90B36.3876,453Trending News
Insider Trade
NOW
ServiceNow
4.9196 of 5 stars
$855.95
-1.9%
$1,115.20
+30.3%
+7.9%$178.04B$12.06B107.8026,293Trending News
Insider Trade
PCOR
Procore Technologies
3.1252 of 5 stars
$61.55
-1.2%
$83.06
+34.9%
+14.7%$9.24B$1.23B-64.114,203Positive News
Insider Trade
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.1191 of 5 stars
$584.39
-1.7%
$688.27
+17.8%
-2.1%$25.28B$2.25B83.487,400Trending News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:ADSK) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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