Intuit (INTU) Competitors

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) 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 analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ADSK or INTU?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Intuit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ADSK or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 36 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Intuit and 32 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Intuit's score of 1.34 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Intuit	51 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $342.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.37%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $806.27, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Autodesk's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is ADSK or INTU more profitable?

Intuit has a net margin of 19.07% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Intuit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%
Intuit	19.07%	21.46%	11.99%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ADSK or INTU?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Autodesk. Intuit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, 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
Autodesk	$6.13B	10.02	$1.11B	$4.67	61.46
Intuit	$16.29B	12.19	$2.96B	$12.32	57.77

Summary

Intuit beats Autodesk on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.