CTSH vs. EPAM, DOX, ZS, VRSN, AZPN, PRFT, PRO, YALA, INFY, and MPWR
Should you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include EPAM Systems (EPAM), Amdocs (DOX), Zscaler (ZS), VeriSign (VRSN), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Perficient (PRFT), PROS (PRO), Yalla Group (YALA), Infosys (INFY), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Cognizant Technology Solutions received 580 more outperform votes than EPAM Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.05% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 73.93% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than EPAM Systems. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 21 mentions for EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 0.28 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EPAM Systems presently has a consensus price target of $317.13, indicating a potential upside of 30.52%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $75.63, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 8.89%. EPAM Systems' return on equity of 17.83% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.
Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions beats EPAM Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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