AZPN vs. VRSN, HCP, DOX, PRFT, PRO, YALA, ZS, WIT, CTSH, and LOGI
Should you be buying Aspen Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aspen Technology include VeriSign (VRSN), HashiCorp (HCP), Amdocs (DOX), Perficient (PRFT), PROS (PRO), Yalla Group (YALA), Zscaler (ZS), Wipro (WIT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), and Logitech International (LOGI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) 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 earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
VeriSign has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
VeriSign has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Technology. Aspen Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VeriSign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, VeriSign had 11 more articles in the media than Aspen Technology. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for VeriSign and 3 mentions for Aspen Technology. Aspen Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat VeriSign's score of 0.83 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.9% of VeriSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of VeriSign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Aspen Technology received 59 more outperform votes than VeriSign when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.40% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote.
VeriSign has a net margin of 54.74% compared to VeriSign's net margin of -8.17%. VeriSign's return on equity of 2.38% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.
VeriSign currently has a consensus target price of $240.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.57%. Aspen Technology has a consensus target price of $210.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Aspen Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VeriSign is more favorable than Aspen Technology.
Summary
VeriSign beats Aspen Technology on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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