Intuit (INTU) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNPS or INTU?

84.7% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Intuit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SNPS or INTU?

Synopsys presently has a consensus price target of $434.70, suggesting a potential downside of 0.93%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $491.35, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. Given Intuit's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intuit is more favorable than Synopsys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Intuit	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Which has more volatility and risk, SNPS or INTU?

Synopsys has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SNPS or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 2 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Intuit and 18 mentions for Synopsys. Intuit's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Synopsys' score of 0.48 indicating that Intuit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synopsys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intuit	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNPS or INTU?

Intuit received 255 more outperform votes than Synopsys when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.83% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 69.06% of users gave Intuit an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 783 71.83%	Underperform Votes 307 28.17%
Intuit	Outperform Votes 1038 69.06%	Underperform Votes 465 30.94%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SNPS or INTU?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Intuit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, 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
Synopsys	$5.08 billion	13.14	$984.59 million	$5.93	73.99
Intuit	$12.73 billion	9.50	$2.07 billion	$7.92	54.49

Is SNPS or INTU more profitable?

Synopsys has a net margin of 17.41% compared to Intuit's net margin of 15.91%. Intuit's return on equity of 16.50% beat Synopsys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synopsys	17.41%	16.29%	9.66%
Intuit	15.91%	16.50%	9.81%

Summary

Intuit beats Synopsys on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.