Contrasting PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and SoftwareOne (OTCMKTS:SWONF)

SoftwareOne (OTCMKTS:SWONF) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

SoftwareOne has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SoftwareOne and PTC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SoftwareOne	$1.50 billion	1.16	$1.09 million	N/A	N/A
PTC	$2.74 billion	6.08	$734.00 million	$10.34	14.85

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than SoftwareOne.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SoftwareOne and PTC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SoftwareOne	1	2	1	0	2.00
PTC	1	6	7	0	2.43

PTC has a consensus target price of $170.14, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Given PTC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PTC is more favorable than SoftwareOne.

Profitability

This table compares SoftwareOne and PTC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SoftwareOne	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTC	41.67%	25.31%	14.55%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC 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

PTC beats SoftwareOne on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SoftwareOne

SoftwareONE Holding AG provides software and cloud solutions in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company develops and delivers the technology solutions that modernise applications and software in the cloud. It serves large enterprises, corporates, small and medium-sized enterprises, and public sector organizations. SoftwareONE Holding AG was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stans, Switzerland.

About PTC

PTC Inc. operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools. and deliver metrics; and Arena, a SaaS PLM solution enables product teams to collaborate virtually to share product and quality information with internal teams and supply chain partners and deliver products to customers. It offers Codebeamer, an application lifecycle management for products and software development; Servigistics, a service parts management solution; and FlexPLM, a solution provides retailers with a single platform for merchandising and line planning, materials management, sampling, and others. In addition, it offers Kepware, a portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions helps companies connect diverse automation devices and software applications; Creo, a 3D CAD technology enables the digital design, testing, and modification of product models; and Onshape, a cloud product development platform that delivers computer-aided design with data management tools. Further, it offers Vuforia, an augmented reality (AR) technology enables the visualization of digital information in a physical context and the creation of AR enabling companies to drive results in manufacturing, service, engineering, and operations; and Arbortext, a dynamic publishing solution streamlines how organizations create, manage, and publish technical documentation. PTC Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.