Head to Head Analysis: Symbolic Logic (NASDAQ:EVOL) vs. Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN)

Symbolic Logic (NASDAQ:EVOL) and Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Symbolic Logic and Aspen Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbolic Logic	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aspen Technology	0	4	2	0	2.33

Aspen Technology has a consensus target price of $276.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.51%. Given Aspen Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aspen Technology is more favorable than Symbolic Logic.

Profitability

This table compares Symbolic Logic and Aspen Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbolic Logic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aspen Technology	0.54%	3.17%	2.89%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.7% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Symbolic Logic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Aspen Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Symbolic Logic and Aspen Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Symbolic Logic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aspen Technology	$1.14 billion	14.67	-$9.77 million	$0.08	3,304.13

Symbolic Logic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aspen Technology.

Risk and Volatility

Symbolic Logic has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Technology has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aspen Technology beats Symbolic Logic on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Symbolic Logic

Symbolic Logic, Inc., a research and development organization, focuses on developing proprietary algorithms that model and predict behaviour of dynamic systems. It is also developing a set of tools and technologies for applying symbolic content to physical objects to catalog to track real-world objects. The company was formerly known as Evolving Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Symbolic Logic, Inc. in April 2022. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. Symbolic Logic, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CCUR Holdings, Inc.

About Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology, Inc. provides industrial software that focuses on helping customers in asset-intensive industries worldwide. The company’s solutions address complex environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation, and maintenance lifecycle. Its software is used in performance engineering, modeling and design, supply chain management, predictive and prescriptive maintenance, digital grid management, and industrial data management. The company serves a range of asset-intensive industries, including oil and gas exploration and production; oil and gas processing and distribution; and oil and gas refining and marketing, as well as bulk and specialty chemicals, engineering and construction, power and utilities, metals and mining, and pharmaceuticals. Aspen Technology, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Aspen Technology, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co.