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ANSS vs. MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, WDAY, ADSK, FICO, TYL, GWRE, SSNC, and AZPN

Should you be buying ANSYS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ANSYS include Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Guidewire Software (GWRE), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), and Aspen Technology (AZPN). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

ANSYS vs. Its Competitors

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

92.4% of ANSYS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ANSYS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of MicroStrategy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ANSYS currently has a consensus price target of $352.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.84%. MicroStrategy has a consensus price target of $514.42, suggesting a potential upside of 39.40%. Given MicroStrategy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MicroStrategy 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
MicroStrategy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 118 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 130 mentions for MicroStrategy and 12 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat MicroStrategy's score of 0.44 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ANSYS
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MicroStrategy
42 Very Positive mention(s)
23 Positive mention(s)
45 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
9 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy 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$2.58B11.44$575.69M$6.7449.89
MicroStrategy$463.46M217.69-$1.17B-$21.81-16.92

ANSYS has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.73, suggesting that its share price is 273% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.95% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -1,160.72%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.38% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ANSYS22.95% 12.38% 9.47%
MicroStrategy -1,160.72%-37.64%-25.22%

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

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ANSYSOutperform Votes
414
53.56%
Underperform Votes
359
46.44%
MicroStrategyOutperform Votes
446
64.27%
Underperform Votes
248
35.73%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ANSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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ANSS vs. The Competition

MetricANSYSCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$29.56B$150.73B$26.44B$8.57B
Dividend YieldN/A1.38%2.96%4.21%
P/E Ratio49.8935.1834.6719.22
Price / Sales11.4415.022,266.80110.52
Price / Cash33.0627.1236.9655.76
Price / Book4.839.226.786.22
Net Income$575.69M$3.58B$778.05M$249.15M
7 Day Performance-2.12%-0.76%-0.43%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-2.25%-1.05%2.58%2.49%
1 Year Performance3.41%38.58%52,090.58%15.34%

ANSYS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ANSS
ANSYS
2.6152 of 5 stars
$336.23
-0.2%
$352.50
+4.8%
+3.4%$29.56B$2.58B49.893,200Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MSTR
Strategy
4.5866 of 5 stars
$382.25
-0.2%
$514.42
+34.6%
+151.1%$104.51B$459.28M-67.862,150Trending News
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.3678 of 5 stars
$300.81
+0.3%
$325.23
+8.1%
-9.1%$82.13B$4.87B77.9310,200Positive News
Insider Trade
SNPS
Synopsys
4.9242 of 5 stars
$479.41
+0.1%
$607.14
+26.6%
-23.6%$74.39B$6.22B33.0219,000
WDAY
Workday
4.843 of 5 stars
$245.65
+0.5%
$293.54
+19.5%
+14.1%$65.59B$8.70B40.7417,700Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ADSK
Autodesk
4.6284 of 5 stars
$299.30
+2.4%
$337.45
+12.7%
+20.9%$64.05B$6.35B59.3912,600Positive News
Insider Trade
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.8755 of 5 stars
$1,810.10
+1.4%
$2,304.15
+27.3%
+23.9%$44.06B$1.84B83.073,400Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6203 of 5 stars
$589.27
+1.6%
$680.50
+15.5%
+20.4%$25.41B$2.19B97.247,200Insider Trade
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.2697 of 5 stars
$253.69
+0.2%
$247.00
-2.6%
+82.1%$21.36B$1.14B704.693,380Positive News
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.7582 of 5 stars
$80.51
+1.7%
$91.86
+14.1%
+28.4%$19.86B$5.96B26.8427,600Positive News
AZPN
Aspen Technology
0.4187 of 5 stars
$264.33
flat
$276.25
+4.5%
N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770

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This page (NASDAQ:ANSS) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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