ANSYS (ANSS) 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANSS or MSTR?

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.

Do analysts rate ANSS or MSTR?

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

Does the media refer more to ANSS or MSTR?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ANSS or MSTR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANSYS	$2.58B	11.44	$575.69M	$6.74	49.89
MicroStrategy	$463.46M	217.69	-$1.17B	-$21.81	-16.92

Which has more volatility and risk, ANSS or MSTR?

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.

Is ANSS or MSTR more profitable?

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
ANSYS	22.95%	12.38%	9.47%
MicroStrategy	-1,160.72%	-37.64%	-25.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANSS or MSTR?

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.

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

Summary

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