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SNPS vs. CRM, INTU, ADBE, MSTR, CDNS, WDAY, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, and TYL

Should you be buying Synopsys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synopsys include Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Adobe (ADBE), Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Synopsys vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Salesforce had 44 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Salesforce and 38 mentions for Synopsys. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Synopsys' score of 0.93 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Salesforce
64 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Synopsys
25 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Salesforce$38.59B6.40$4.14B$6.3940.41
Synopsys$6.22B11.94$2.26B$13.8534.57

Salesforce presently has a consensus target price of $346.34, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $607.14, indicating a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Salesforce's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Synopsys.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Salesforce
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Synopsys
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Salesforce received 2434 more outperform votes than Synopsys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.10% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 72.62% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SalesforceOutperform Votes
3280
82.10%
Underperform Votes
715
17.90%
SynopsysOutperform Votes
846
72.62%
Underperform Votes
319
27.38%

80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Salesforce15.96% 12.34% 7.65%
Synopsys 36.12%20.48%13.51%

Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Salesforce beats Synopsys on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SNPS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SNPS vs. The Competition

MetricSynopsysPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$74.30B$27.79B$26.20B$8.50B
Dividend YieldN/A1.60%2.85%4.17%
P/E Ratio32.98117.2144.5119.66
Price / Sales11.9415.241,698.14152.07
Price / Cash38.6086.0634.7434.64
Price / Book8.189.456.824.59
Net Income$2.26B$440.05M$742.69M$248.23M
7 Day Performance-1.47%-4.62%-0.43%-1.07%
1 Month Performance-6.92%-0.51%1.49%2.59%
1 Year Performance-18.87%26.43%52,718.72%13.50%

Synopsys Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNPS
Synopsys
4.9069 of 5 stars
$478.86
-3.3%
$607.14
+26.8%
-18.9%$74.30B$6.22B32.9819,000Trending News
CRM
Salesforce
4.9251 of 5 stars
$272.36
-0.8%
$346.34
+27.2%
+11.4%$260.38B$38.59B44.8073,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
INTU
Intuit
4.4558 of 5 stars
$764.29
-0.9%
$785.33
+2.8%
+26.6%$213.20B$18.18B74.2017,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ADBE
Adobe
4.9382 of 5 stars
$416.17
-0.2%
$504.81
+21.3%
-25.4%$177.37B$22.04B33.5629,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
MSTR
Strategy
4.5751 of 5 stars
$392.04
+4.7%
$514.42
+31.2%
+156.0%$107.18B$459.28M-69.602,150Trending News
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.3453 of 5 stars
$301.68
+1.6%
$325.23
+7.8%
-3.9%$82.37B$4.87B78.1510,200Positive News
WDAY
Workday
4.8771 of 5 stars
$252.85
+0.1%
$293.54
+16.1%
+16.7%$67.51B$8.70B41.9317,700Analyst Revision
ADSK
Autodesk
4.6305 of 5 stars
$297.14
-0.2%
$337.45
+13.6%
+29.3%$63.59B$6.35B58.9612,600Positive News
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.9556 of 5 stars
$1,746.34
-1.6%
$2,304.15
+31.9%
+28.3%$42.51B$1.84B80.143,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ANSS
ANSYS
2.4749 of 5 stars
$341.98
+0.8%
$352.50
+3.1%
+4.6%$30.07B$2.58B52.215,600News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.5898 of 5 stars
$580.36
+0.7%
$680.50
+17.3%
+22.9%$25.03B$2.19B95.777,200Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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