Head to Head Analysis: Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) & mPhase Technologies (OTCMKTS:XDSL)

mPhase Technologies (OTCMKTS:XDSL) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for mPhase Technologies and Synopsys, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
mPhase Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Synopsys	0	1	12	0	2.92

Synopsys has a consensus price target of $607.14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.25%. Given Synopsys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than mPhase Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

mPhase Technologies has a beta of -0.95, indicating that its share price is 195% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares mPhase Technologies and Synopsys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
mPhase Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Synopsys	$6.22 billion	12.49	$2.26 billion	$13.85	36.15

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than mPhase Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.5% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.2% of mPhase Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Synopsys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares mPhase Technologies and Synopsys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
mPhase Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Synopsys	36.12%	20.48%	13.51%

Summary

Synopsys beats mPhase Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About mPhase Technologies

mPhase Technologies, Inc. provides artificial intelligence and machine learning focused technology products and related services. It offers mPower EV Charging Network; and Consumer Engagement Platform to understand behavior patterns of consumers and allows the retailers to make these just in time offers available to the end consumer as they travel. mPhase Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. It operates in three segments: Design Automation, Design IP, and Software Integrity. The company offers Digital and Custom IC Design solution that provides digital design implementation solutions; Verification solution that offers virtual prototyping, static and formal verification, simulation, emulation, field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based prototyping, and debug solutions; and FPGA design products that are programmed to perform specific functions. It also provides intellectual property (IP) solutions for USB, PCI Express, DDR, Ethernet, MIPI, HDMI, and Bluetooth low energy applications; logic libraries and embedded memories; processor cores, software, and application-specific instruction-set processor tools for embedded applications; security IP solutions; IP solutions for automotive market; and system-on-chip (SoC) infrastructure IP, datapath and building block IP, and verification IP products, as well as mathematical and floating-point components, and Arm AMBA interconnect fabric and peripherals. In addition, the company offers HAPS FPGA-based prototyping systems; virtual prototyping solutions; and Platform Architect solutions for SoC architecture analysis and optimization, as well as optical products, and mechatronic simulations. Further, it provides security and quality testing products, managed services, programs and professional services, and training that enable its customers to detect and remediate security vulnerabilities, and defects in the software development lifecycle, as well as manufacturing solutions. Additionally, the company provides intelligent orchestration solution, software risk manager, and black duck software composition analysis tools. It serves electronics, financial services, automotive, medicine, energy, and industrial areas. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.