HubSpot (HUBS) Competitors

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) 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 institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HUBS or ANSS?

HubSpot received 375 more outperform votes than ANSYS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.82% of users gave HubSpot an outperform vote while only 57.22% of users gave ANSYS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HubSpot	Outperform Votes 779 76.82%	Underperform Votes 235 23.18%
ANSYS	Outperform Votes 404 57.22%	Underperform Votes 302 42.78%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HUBS or ANSS?

90.9% of HubSpot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of HubSpot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ANSYS 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.

Does the media refer more to HUBS or ANSS?

In the previous week, HubSpot had 2 more articles in the media than ANSYS. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HubSpot and 10 mentions for ANSYS. ANSYS's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat HubSpot's score of 0.15 indicating that ANSYS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HubSpot	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ANSYS	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, HUBS or ANSS?

ANSYS has higher revenue and earnings than HubSpot. HubSpot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANSYS, 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
HubSpot	$1.73 billion	14.85	-$112.75 million	-$2.93	-176.79
ANSYS	$2.07 billion	13.58	$523.71 million	$6.33	51.11

Do analysts prefer HUBS or ANSS?

HubSpot currently has a consensus target price of $428.04, indicating a potential downside of 17.36%. ANSYS has a consensus target price of $311.92, indicating a potential downside of 3.69%. Given ANSYS's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ANSYS is more favorable than HubSpot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HubSpot	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
ANSYS	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is HUBS or ANSS more profitable?

ANSYS has a net margin of 25.74% compared to HubSpot's net margin of -7.71%. ANSYS's return on equity of 12.73% beat HubSpot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HubSpot	-7.71%	-10.48%	-4.10%
ANSYS	25.74%	12.73%	9.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, HUBS or ANSS?

HubSpot has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANSYS has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HubSpot beats ANSYS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.