ANSYS (ANSS) Competitors

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Is ANSS or MSTR more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.62% compared to Strategy's net margin of -251.73%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.69% beat Strategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	22.62%	12.69%	9.65%
Strategy	-251.73%	-19.01%	-10.88%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Strategy. Strategy 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	$2.58B	11.78	$575.69M	$6.74	51.34
Strategy	$459.28M	248.19	-$1.17B	-$21.81	-19.12

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ANSS or MSTR?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Strategy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ANSYS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Strategy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategy has a beta of 3.79, indicating that its stock price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ANSS or MSTR?

In the previous week, Strategy had 160 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 183 mentions for Strategy and 23 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Strategy's score of 0.60 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Strategy	78 Very Positive mention(s)	28 Positive mention(s)	56 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ANSS or MSTR?

ANSYS currently has a consensus price target of $352.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.88%. Strategy has a consensus price target of $514.42, indicating a potential upside of 23.38%. Given Strategy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strategy 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
Strategy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANSS or MSTR?

Strategy received 32 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.27% of users gave Strategy an outperform vote while only 53.56% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 414 53.56%	Underperform Votes 359 46.44%
Strategy	Outperform Votes 446 64.27%	Underperform Votes 248 35.73%

Summary

Strategy beats ANSYS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.