PTC (PTC) Competitors

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTC or INFY?

PTC received 141 more outperform votes than Infosys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.66% of users gave PTC an outperform vote while only 55.34% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PTC	Outperform Votes 644 68.66%	Underperform Votes 294 31.34%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 503 55.34%	Underperform Votes 406 44.66%

Does the media prefer PTC or INFY?

In the previous week, PTC had 6 more articles in the media than Infosys. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for PTC and 21 mentions for Infosys. PTC's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Infosys' score of 0.59 indicating that PTC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PTC	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PTC or INFY?

PTC has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PTC or INFY?

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than PTC. Infosys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC, 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
PTC	$2.35B	8.79	$376.33M	$3.64	47.26
Infosys	$19.28B	3.92	$3.17B	$0.76	23.98

Do analysts rate PTC or INFY?

PTC currently has a consensus price target of $187.15, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Infosys has a consensus price target of $17.48, indicating a potential downside of 4.12%. Given PTC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PTC is more favorable than Infosys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Infosys	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Is PTC or INFY more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to PTC's net margin of 16.95%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat PTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTC	16.95%	14.49%	7.25%
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PTC or INFY?

95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by 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.

Summary

PTC beats Infosys on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.