Sapiens International Competitors

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sapiens International and Adobe, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sapiens International presently has a consensus target price of $36.3333, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $553.0870, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Sapiens International's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than Adobe.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.4% of Sapiens International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sapiens International and Adobe's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sapiens International and Adobe's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

Adobe beats Sapiens International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sapiens International and salesforce.com's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

salesforce.com has higher revenue and earnings than Sapiens International. Sapiens International 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 and Insider Ownership

21.4% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of salesforce.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, salesforce.com has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Sapiens International and salesforce.com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sapiens International presently has a consensus target price of $36.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. salesforce.com has a consensus target price of $270.1515, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given salesforce.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe salesforce.com is more favorable than Sapiens International.

Profitability

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

Summary

salesforce.com beats Sapiens International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Intuit and Sapiens International, as reported by MarketBeat.

Intuit currently has a consensus target price of $430.2381, indicating a potential upside of 3.67%. Sapiens International has a consensus target price of $36.3333, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Sapiens International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than Intuit.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.8% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Intuit has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Intuit pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sapiens International pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intuit pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sapiens International pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Intuit has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Sapiens International has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Intuit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intuit and Sapiens International's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares Intuit and Sapiens International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Intuit beats Sapiens International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sapiens International and Autodesk's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sapiens International and Autodesk, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sapiens International presently has a consensus target price of $36.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $289.6957, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Given Sapiens International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than Autodesk.

Profitability

This table compares Sapiens International and Autodesk's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.4% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sapiens International and Workday's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sapiens International and Workday, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sapiens International currently has a consensus price target of $36.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Workday has a consensus price target of $263.2222, suggesting a potential upside of 1.93%. Given Sapiens International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than Workday.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.4% of Sapiens International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Workday shares are held by company 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.

Volatility and Risk

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sapiens International beats Workday on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.4% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Cadence Design Systems 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 and Volatility

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sapiens International and Cadence Design Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sapiens International presently has a consensus price target of $36.3333, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $140.9167, indicating a potential downside of 4.33%. Given Sapiens International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Earnings & Valuation

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

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

Profitability

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

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats Sapiens International on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.