Manhattan Associates (MANH) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ANSS or MANH?

ANSYS presently has a consensus price target of $352.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.51%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus price target of $212.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.72%. Given Manhattan Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than ANSYS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANSYS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Manhattan Associates	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more volatility & risk, ANSS or MANH?

ANSYS has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANSS or MANH?

92.4% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ANSYS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ANSS or MANH?

Manhattan Associates received 117 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave Manhattan Associates an outperform vote while only 53.63% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 414 53.63%	Underperform Votes 358 46.37%
Manhattan Associates	Outperform Votes 531 63.37%	Underperform Votes 307 36.63%

Is ANSS or MANH more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 22.62% compared to Manhattan Associates' net margin of 20.95%. Manhattan Associates' return on equity of 84.62% beat ANSYS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANSYS	22.62%	12.69%	9.65%
Manhattan Associates	20.95%	84.62%	32.00%

Does the media refer more to ANSS or MANH?

In the previous week, Manhattan Associates had 17 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Manhattan Associates and 28 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Manhattan Associates' score of 0.89 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ANSYS	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manhattan Associates	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, ANSS or MANH?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than Manhattan Associates. ANSYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, 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
ANSYS	$2.54B	11.09	$575.69M	$6.55	49.14
Manhattan Associates	$1.05B	10.25	$218.36M	$3.50	50.68

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats ANSYS on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.