Synopsys (SNPS) Competitors

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SNPS or CRM?

85.5% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Synopsys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SNPS or CRM?

Synopsys presently has a consensus price target of $613.43, indicating a potential upside of 33.54%. Salesforce has a consensus price target of $350.56, indicating a potential upside of 30.24%. Given Synopsys' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than Salesforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Salesforce	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Which has more volatility and risk, SNPS or CRM?

Synopsys has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SNPS or CRM more profitable?

Synopsys has a net margin of 36.12% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Synopsys' return on equity of 20.48% beat Salesforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synopsys	36.12%	20.48%	13.51%
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNPS or CRM?

Salesforce received 2423 more outperform votes than Synopsys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.26% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 72.59% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 842 72.59%	Underperform Votes 318 27.41%
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3265 82.26%	Underperform Votes 704 17.74%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SNPS or CRM?

Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salesforce, 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
Synopsys	$6.07B	11.70	$2.26B	$13.52	33.98
Salesforce	$37.90B	6.83	$4.14B	$6.36	42.32

Does the media refer more to SNPS or CRM?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 44 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Salesforce and 30 mentions for Synopsys. Synopsys' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Salesforce's score of 1.11 indicating that Synopsys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synopsys	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salesforce	51 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Salesforce beats Synopsys on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.