AZPN vs. HCP, EPAM, DOX, VRSN, PRFT, PRO, YALA, ZS, WIT, and CTSH
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), Wipro (WIT), and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH). 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 profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.
HashiCorp received 132 more outperform votes than Aspen Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.91% of users gave Aspen Technology an outperform vote while only 52.64% of users gave HashiCorp an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Aspen Technology had 5 more articles in the media than HashiCorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Aspen Technology and 8 mentions for HashiCorp. HashiCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Aspen Technology's score of 0.45 indicating that Aspen Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
HashiCorp has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
HashiCorp currently has a consensus price target of $30.77, suggesting a potential downside of 6.87%. Aspen Technology has a consensus price target of $219.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.10%. Given HashiCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aspen Technology is more favorable than HashiCorp.
Aspen Technology has a net margin of -2.46% compared to Aspen Technology's net margin of -32.70%. HashiCorp's return on equity of 2.76% beat Aspen Technology's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Aspen Technology beats HashiCorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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