Prologic Mgmt (OTCMKTS:PRLO) & Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Financial Contrast

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) and Prologic Mgmt (OTCMKTS:PRLO) 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, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.5% of Synopsys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Synopsys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Prologic Mgmt shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Synopsys and Prologic Mgmt”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synopsys	$7.05 billion	11.86	$1.33 billion	$7.99	54.75
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than Prologic Mgmt.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Synopsys and Prologic Mgmt, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synopsys	1	6	9	0	2.50
Prologic Mgmt	0	0	0	0	0.00

Synopsys presently has a consensus target price of $553.57, suggesting a potential upside of 26.55%. Given Synopsys’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synopsys is more favorable than Prologic Mgmt.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synopsys	18.89%	7.89%	4.45%
Prologic Mgmt	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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

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.

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.