Synopsys Stock Competitors

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Adobe and Synopsys, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Adobe presently has a consensus target price of $653.35, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $331.4545, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Synopsys' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synopsys is more favorable than Adobe.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.7% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Adobe and Synopsys' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adobe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Adobe and Synopsys' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility and Risk

Adobe has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adobe beats Synopsys on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

Profitability

This table compares Synopsys and salesforce.com's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Synopsys and salesforce.com's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

salesforce.com has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than salesforce.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.9% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of salesforce.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of salesforce.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, salesforce.com has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Synopsys and salesforce.com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Synopsys presently has a consensus price target of $331.4545, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. salesforce.com has a consensus price target of $300.5263, indicating a potential upside of 15.35%. Given salesforce.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe salesforce.com is more favorable than Synopsys.

Summary

salesforce.com beats Synopsys on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) 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 valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.4% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Intuit and Synopsys, as provided by MarketBeat.

Intuit presently has a consensus target price of $555.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.08%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $331.4545, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Synopsys' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than Intuit.

Profitability

This table compares Intuit and Synopsys' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intuit and Synopsys' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Intuit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Intuit has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intuit beats Synopsys on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Synopsys and Workday's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Synopsys and Workday, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Synopsys currently has a consensus price target of $331.4545, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Workday has a consensus price target of $301.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.32%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Workday is more favorable than Synopsys.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.9% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.2% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Synopsys and Workday's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Synopsys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Workday. Workday is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synopsys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.1% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Synopsys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Autodesk has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Autodesk and Synopsys' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Autodesk and Synopsys' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than Synopsys. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Autodesk and Synopsys, as provided by MarketBeat.

Autodesk currently has a consensus target price of $333.2941, suggesting a potential upside of 15.67%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $331.4545, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Autodesk's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Synopsys.

Summary

Autodesk beats Synopsys on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, as provided by MarketBeat.

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus target price of $151.13, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Synopsys has a consensus target price of $331.4545, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Synopsys' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.2% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Design Systems. Synopsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Synopsys beats Cadence Design Systems on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.