PTC (PTC) Competitors

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

Is ADSK or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 20.74% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat PTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%
PTC	20.74%	17.09%	9.18%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ADSK or PTC?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than PTC. PTC 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	9.87	$1.11B	$4.67	60.56
PTC	$2.30B	10.66	$376.33M	$4.24	48.26

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADSK or PTC?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ADSK or PTC?

Autodesk presently has a consensus price target of $342.61, indicating a potential upside of 21.14%. PTC has a consensus price target of $202.14, indicating a potential downside of 1.21%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than PTC.

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
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media favor ADSK or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 7 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for PTC and 26 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat PTC's score of 0.91 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PTC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ADSK or PTC?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autodesk beats PTC on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.