Intuit (INTU) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, INTU or ADSK?

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

Is INTU or ADSK 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
Intuit	19.07%	21.46%	11.99%
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, INTU or ADSK?

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
Intuit	$16.29B	13.40	$2.96B	$12.32	63.49
Autodesk	$6.13B	11.02	$1.11B	$4.67	67.61

Do analysts prefer INTU or ADSK?

Intuit currently has a consensus target price of $793.05, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $340.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media prefer INTU or ADSK?

In the previous week, Intuit had 34 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Intuit and 40 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Intuit's score of 1.01 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuit	46 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autodesk	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INTU or ADSK?

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

Summary

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