Teradata (NYSE:TDC – Get Free Report) and Asana (NYSE:ASAN – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Teradata has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asana has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Teradata and Asana”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Teradata | $1.66 billion | 1.87 | $130.00 million | $4.75 | 7.03 |
| Asana | $790.81 million | 3.21 | -$189.02 million | ($0.66) | -16.79 |
Teradata has higher revenue and earnings than Asana. Asana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teradata, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Teradata and Asana, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Teradata | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Asana | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.07 |
Teradata presently has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. Asana has a consensus price target of $9.95, suggesting a potential downside of 10.17%. Given Teradata’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Teradata is more favorable than Asana.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.3% of Teradata shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Asana shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teradata shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.5% of Asana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Teradata and Asana’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Teradata | 27.08% | 47.25% | 10.29% |
| Asana | -18.62% | -80.33% | -14.19% |
Summary
Teradata beats Asana on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Teradata
Teradata Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics. The company offers Teradata Vantage, an open and connected platform designed to leverage data across an enterprise. Its business consulting services include support services for organizations to establish a data and analytic vision, enable a multi-cloud ecosystem architecture, and identify and operationalize analytical opportunities, as well as to ensure the analytical infrastructure delivers value. The company offers support and maintenance services. It serves clients in financial services, government, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and travel/transportation sectors through a direct sales force in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. Teradata Corporation was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Asana
Asana, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work management platform for individuals, team leads, and executives in the United States and internationally. Its platform helps organizations to orchestrate work from daily tasks to cross-functional strategic initiatives; manage work across a portfolio of projects or workflows, see progress against goals, identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and milestones; and communicate company-wide goals, monitor status, and oversee work across projects and portfolios to gain real-time insights. The company serves customers in various industries, such as technology, retail, education, non-profit, government, healthcare, hospitality, media, manufacturing, professional services, and financial services. The company was formerly known as Smiley Abstractions, Inc. and changed its name to Asana, Inc. in July 2009. Asana, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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