ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ANSYS and HubSpot’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
ANSYS | $1.10 billion | 13.90 | $259.25 million | $3.61 | 50.48 |
HubSpot | $512.98 million | 13.27 | -$63.82 million | ($1.02) | -168.55 |
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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ANSYS and HubSpot, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
ANSYS | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.60 |
HubSpot | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2.56 |
ANSYS currently has a consensus price target of $179.92, suggesting a potential downside of 1.27%. HubSpot has a consensus price target of $169.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.26%. Given HubSpot’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than ANSYS.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.8% of ANSYS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of HubSpot shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ANSYS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of HubSpot shares are owned by company 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.
Risk and Volatility
ANSYS has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HubSpot has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ANSYS and HubSpot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
ANSYS | 27.00% | 15.33% | 12.39% |
HubSpot | -12.44% | -17.08% | -5.04% |
Summary
ANSYS beats HubSpot on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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