Guidewire Software (GWRE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ADSK or GWRE?

Autodesk has higher revenue and earnings than Guidewire Software. Autodesk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guidewire Software, 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
Autodesk	$6.13B	11.15	$1.11B	$4.83	66.44
Guidewire Software	$1.20B	16.25	$69.80M	$0.80	288.89

Is ADSK or GWRE more profitable?

Autodesk has a net margin of 15.75% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of 5.81%. Autodesk's return on equity of 51.23% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	15.75%	51.23%	12.77%
Guidewire Software	5.81%	9.00%	4.66%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ADSK or GWRE?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer ADSK or GWRE?

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $359.13, indicating a potential upside of 11.91%. Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $274.08, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. Given Guidewire Software's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Guidewire Software is more favorable than Autodesk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Guidewire Software	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Does the media refer more to ADSK or GWRE?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 19 more articles in the media than Guidewire Software. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Autodesk and 15 mentions for Guidewire Software. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Guidewire Software's score of 1.15 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guidewire Software	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ADSK or GWRE?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autodesk beats Guidewire Software on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.