AZPN vs. HCP, EPAM, DOX, VRSN, PRFT, PRO, YALA, ZS, CTSH, and LOGI
Should you be buying Aspen Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aspen Technology include HashiCorp (HCP), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Amdocs (DOX), VeriSign (VRSN), Perficient (PRFT), PROS (PRO), Yalla Group (YALA), Zscaler (ZS), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), and Logitech International (LOGI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
HashiCorp (NASDAQ:HCP) and Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, HashiCorp and HashiCorp both had 7 articles in the media. Aspen Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat HashiCorp's score of 0.40 indicating that HashiCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
HashiCorp presently has a consensus target price of $30.77, indicating a potential downside of 6.33%. Aspen Technology has a consensus target price of $203.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.78%. Given HashiCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aspen Technology is more favorable than HashiCorp.
HashiCorp received 135 more outperform votes than Aspen Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.92% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote while only 52.73% of users gave HashiCorp an outperform vote.
Aspen Technology has higher revenue and earnings than HashiCorp. Aspen Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HashiCorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aspen Technology has a net margin of -8.17% compared to Aspen Technology's net margin of -32.70%. HashiCorp's return on equity of 2.38% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.
HashiCorp has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
87.8% of HashiCorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of HashiCorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Aspen Technology beats HashiCorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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