Science Applications International (SAIC) Competitors

Science Applications International (NASDAQ:SAIC) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is SAIC or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 18.77% compared to Science Applications International's net margin of 4.70%. Science Applications International's return on equity of 28.67% beat PTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Science Applications International	4.70%	28.67%	8.64%
PTC	18.77%	15.35%	7.97%

Does the media refer more to SAIC or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 14 more articles in the media than Science Applications International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for PTC and 1 mentions for Science Applications International. PTC's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Science Applications International's score of 0.00 indicating that PTC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Science Applications International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PTC	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SAIC or PTC?

PTC has a consensus target price of $189.23, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given PTC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PTC is more favorable than Science Applications International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Science Applications International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
PTC	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SAIC or PTC?

76.0% of Science Applications International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Science Applications International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SAIC or PTC?

PTC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Science Applications International. Science Applications International 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
Science Applications International	$7.48B	0.74	$362M	$7.13	16.49
PTC	$2.35B	9.09	$376.33M	$3.64	48.87

Which has more risk and volatility, SAIC or PTC?

Science Applications International has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats Science Applications International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.