PTC (PTC) Competitors

Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) 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 earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to SPLK or PTC?

In the previous week, Splunk had 1 more articles in the media than PTC. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Splunk and 9 mentions for PTC. Splunk's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat PTC's score of 0.50 indicating that Splunk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Splunk	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PTC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPLK or PTC?

Splunk received 1155 more outperform votes than PTC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.64% of users gave Splunk an outperform vote while only 69.66% of users gave PTC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Splunk	Outperform Votes 1752 78.64%	Underperform Votes 476 21.36%
PTC	Outperform Votes 597 69.66%	Underperform Votes 260 30.34%

Is SPLK or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 15.96% compared to Splunk's net margin of -4.56%. PTC's return on equity of 15.62% beat Splunk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Splunk	-4.56%	N/A	-1.23%
PTC	15.96%	15.62%	7.18%

Do analysts prefer SPLK or PTC?

Splunk presently has a consensus target price of $118.19, indicating a potential upside of 15.84%. PTC has a consensus target price of $155.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.65%. Given Splunk's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Splunk is more favorable than PTC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Splunk	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

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

85.7% of Splunk shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Splunk shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of PTC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SPLK or PTC?

PTC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Splunk. Splunk 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
Splunk	$3.65 billion	4.60	-$277.86 million	-$1.25	-81.26
PTC	$1.93 billion	8.51	$313.08 million	$2.66	52.23

Which has more volatility & risk, SPLK or PTC?

Splunk has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats Splunk on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.