Financial Contrast: PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) & Prologic Mgmt (OTCMKTS:PRLO)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Prologic Mgmt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTC	27.05%	23.03%	12.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Prologic Mgmt and PTC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prologic Mgmt	0	0	0	0	0.00
PTC	0	5	12	0	2.71

PTC has a consensus target price of $205.92, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given PTC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PTC is more favorable than Prologic Mgmt.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTC	$2.74 billion	7.64	$741.03 million	$6.14	28.55

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than Prologic Mgmt.

Summary

PTC beats Prologic Mgmt on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prologic Mgmt

Prologic Management Systems, Inc. does not have significant operations. Prior to February 2004, the company provided systems integration services, technology products, and related services. Prologic Management Systems was co-founded by James M. Heim in 1984. The company is based in Tucson, Arizona.

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.