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GWRE vs. ADSK, WDAY, FICO, TYL, SSNC, MANH, FDS, PEGA, INFA, and ACIW

Should you be buying Guidewire Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guidewire Software include Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Fair Isaac (FICO), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Manhattan Associates (MANH), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), and ACI Worldwide (ACIW). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Guidewire Software vs. Its Competitors

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Autodesk$6.13B10.76$1.11B$4.8364.15
Guidewire Software$1.20B17.74$69.80M$0.80315.46

In the previous week, Guidewire Software had 6 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Guidewire Software and 17 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Guidewire Software's score of 0.94 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Autodesk
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Guidewire Software
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $359.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.91%. Guidewire Software has a consensus price target of $274.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Guidewire Software.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Autodesk
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Guidewire Software
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Autodesk15.75% 51.23% 12.77%
Guidewire Software 5.81%9.00%4.66%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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GWRE vs. The Competition

MetricGuidewire SoftwareINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$21.15B$19.69B$33.04B$21.89B
Dividend YieldN/A3.70%3.19%3.60%
P/E Ratio315.4673.97732.0932.78
Price / Sales17.74104.401,530.3659.93
Price / Cash140.4982.4037.2324.20
Price / Book14.649.157.484.65
Net Income$69.80M$356.34M$819.73M$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.15%3.28%533.20%1.77%
1 Month Performance6.55%-1.28%628.77%0.75%
1 Year Performance34.20%60.94%24,441.22%12.77%

Guidewire Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GWRE
Guidewire Software
4.479 of 5 stars
$252.37
+0.8%
$274.08
+8.6%
+35.0%$21.15B$1.20B315.463,772Insider Trade
ADSK
Autodesk
4.5285 of 5 stars
$307.97
+1.5%
$359.13
+16.6%
+8.2%$65.60B$6.13B63.7615,300Positive News
WDAY
Workday
4.7639 of 5 stars
$236.60
+1.5%
$287.83
+21.7%
+0.5%$63.17B$8.96B109.5420,400Positive News
Analyst Revision
FICO
Fair Isaac
4.9591 of 5 stars
$1,650.00
-0.9%
$2,130.29
+29.1%
-19.3%$39.61B$1.93B64.533,586Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.8087 of 5 stars
$508.25
+0.8%
$686.00
+35.0%
-11.3%$21.99B$2.14B72.617,400
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.9513 of 5 stars
$81.05
-1.5%
$97.38
+20.1%
+6.7%$19.79B$6.05B25.4126,800Trending News
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.7724 of 5 stars
$200.76
+1.7%
$222.45
+10.8%
-28.3%$12.14B$1.04B56.084,690Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
4.9533 of 5 stars
$285.84
+1.0%
$356.78
+24.8%
-38.1%$10.81B$2.32B18.3812,398Positive News
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.5653 of 5 stars
$54.86
+2.1%
$61.83
+12.7%
+88.3%$9.39B$1.50B47.095,443Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Options Volume
INFA
Informatica
0.9977 of 5 stars
$24.92
+0.2%
$23.67
-5.0%
-6.4%$7.59B$1.64B-623.005,200
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
3.7549 of 5 stars
$51.00
0.0%
$60.00
+17.6%
+1.7%$5.26B$1.70B21.523,103

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