AVG Technologies NV (NYSE: AVG) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AVG Technologies NV and PTC’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AVG Technologies NV | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.87 | 28.79 |
| PTC | $1.15 billion | 5.49 | $91.94 million | ($0.35) | -155.91 |
PTC has higher revenue and earnings than AVG Technologies NV. PTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AVG Technologies NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
AVG Technologies NV has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares AVG Technologies NV and PTC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AVG Technologies NV | 6.62% | 29.61% | 4.38% |
| PTC | -3.46% | 6.69% | 2.44% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
80.5% of AVG Technologies NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PTC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for AVG Technologies NV and PTC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AVG Technologies NV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| PTC | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2.82 |
PTC has a consensus target price of $62.93, indicating a potential upside of 15.33%. Given PTC’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PTC is more favorable than AVG Technologies NV.
Summary
PTC beats AVG Technologies NV on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
AVG Technologies NV Company Profile
AVG Technologies N.V. provides software and online services. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer and small and medium sized business (SMB). Its product portfolio includes AVG Anti-Virus FREE, AVG Anti-Virus, AVG Internet Security, AVG Protection FREE suite, AVG Protection PRO suite, AVG Performance suite, Gallery, AVG Cleaner for Mac, AVG Driver Updater, AVG Web TuneUp, Alarm Clock Xtreme FREE + Timer, AVG Cleaner-Xperia and HideMyPhone, among others. Its location labs mobile solutions include AT&T FamilyMap, AT&T Smart Limits, T-Mobile FamilyWhere, Verizon FamilyBase, Safely Go and Aqui Estoy. Its AVG CloudCare Products include AVG Remote IT, AVG Anti-Virus, AVG Content Filtering, AVG Cloud Backup and AVG Email Security. Its Norman solutions include Norman Antivirus, Norman Security Suite, Norman Security Suite PRO, Norman Endpoint Protection, Norman Email Protection, Norman Security Portal, Norman SecureMail and Norman SecureSurf.
PTC Company Profile
PTC Inc. is a global computer software and services company. The Company offers a portfolio of computer-aided design (CAD) modeling, product lifecycle management (PLM) and service lifecycle management (SLM) solutions for manufacturers to create, operate, and service products. It offers a suite of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that enables its customers to connect, manage and analyze data, and create applications. Its segments include the Solutions Group, the IoT Group and Professional Services. The Solutions Group segment includes its CAD, PLM and SLM products. The IoT Group segment includes its IoT, analytics and augmented reality (AR) solutions. The Professional Services segment includes consulting, implementation and training business. Its IoT products include ThingWorx, KEPServerEX, Vuforia Studio and Vuforia. Its CAD products include Creo and Mathcad. Its PLM products include Windchill, Integrity, Navigate and Creo View. Its SLM products include Servigistics and Arbortext.
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