Intuit (INTU) Competitors

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	10.83	$1.11B	$4.67	66.45
Intuit	$16.29B	13.25	$2.96B	$12.32	62.80

Do analysts recommend ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $340.45, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $793.05, indicating a potential upside of 2.50%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
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%

Does the media favor ADSK or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 41 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Intuit and 33 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Intuit's score of 1.06 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intuit	45 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ADSK or INTU?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intuit beats Autodesk on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.