IT vs. CTSH, LDOS, BAH, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, FORR, and UIS
Should you be buying Gartner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gartner include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Forrester Research (FORR), and Unisys (UIS). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Gartner had 3 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Gartner and 10 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Gartner's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 0.92 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cognizant Technology Solutions received 761 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.59% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $75.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.14%. Gartner has a consensus price target of $474.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Gartner's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Gartner.
92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gartner has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Gartner's net margin of 10.84%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 141.55% beat Gartner's return on equity.
Summary
Gartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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