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EPAM Systems (EPAM) Competitors

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$188.65
-0.46 (-0.24%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

EPAM vs. IT, CTSH, BAH, LDOS, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORR

Should you be buying EPAM Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPAM Systems include Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Leidos (LDOS), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.

EPAM Systems vs.

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.

EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

EPAM Systems presently has a consensus price target of $254.89, suggesting a potential upside of 35.12%. Gartner has a consensus price target of $532.86, suggesting a potential upside of 6.04%. Given EPAM Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Gartner.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
EPAM Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Gartner
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

EPAM Systems received 188 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 58.31% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EPAM SystemsOutperform Votes
651
73.31%
Underperform Votes
237
26.69%
GartnerOutperform Votes
463
58.31%
Underperform Votes
331
41.69%

Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EPAM Systems$4.62B2.37$417.08M$7.3125.81
Gartner$6.06B6.39$882.47M$10.5047.86

In the previous week, Gartner had 2 more articles in the media than EPAM Systems. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Gartner and 14 mentions for EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Gartner's score of 0.55 indicating that EPAM Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
EPAM Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gartner
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Gartner has a net margin of 13.67% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 8.86%. Gartner's return on equity of 142.05% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EPAM Systems8.86% 14.31% 11.41%
Gartner 13.67%142.05%12.28%

91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of EPAM Systems 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EPAM Systems and Gartner tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EPAM vs. The Competition

MetricEPAM SystemsCustom computer programming services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.94B$6.51B$22.36B$19.18B
Dividend YieldN/A2.50%2.72%3.52%
P/E Ratio27.0312.43266.2831.76
Price / Sales2.373.153,644.6017.89
Price / Cash19.0125.3830.9820.46
Price / Book3.144.526.995.38
Net Income$417.08M$212.81M$649.10M$984.71M
7 Day Performance-1.20%-2.08%-0.55%-0.53%
1 Month Performance-5.22%-7.51%0.19%-0.96%
1 Year Performance-13.29%18.86%27.04%29.32%

EPAM Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EPAM
EPAM Systems
4.824 of 5 stars
$188.65
-0.2%
$254.89
+35.1%
-11.1%$10.94B$4.62B27.0353,150Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
IT
Gartner
3.9549 of 5 stars
$513.36
-0.9%
$532.86
+3.8%
+57.1%$39.85B$6.06B48.8920,237Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
4.7352 of 5 stars
$74.82
-0.1%
$77.58
+3.7%
+16.6%$37.22B$19.27B17.04347,700Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Gap Up
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8714 of 5 stars
$181.91
+9.2%
$170.75
-6.1%
+55.7%$23.52B$10.95B39.1234,200Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
High Trading Volume
LDOS
Leidos
4.3406 of 5 stars
$168.71
0.0%
$166.92
-1.1%
+102.3%$22.73B$15.44B52.8947,000Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CACI
CACI International
3.3918 of 5 stars
$547.36
-0.9%
$534.70
-2.3%
+77.2%$12.20B$7.87B29.4124,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DOX
Amdocs
4.8998 of 5 stars
$88.87
-1.0%
$102.00
+14.8%
+11.5%$10.45B$4.98B20.4830,695Short Interest ↓
TDC
Teradata
4.9276 of 5 stars
$31.98
+0.6%
$40.64
+27.1%
-23.3%$3.07B$1.80B50.766,500Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
HCKT
The Hackett Group
4.7683 of 5 stars
$24.57
-1.2%
$28.00
+14.0%
+10.9%$678.48M$303.10M19.661,350Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
UIS
Unisys
3.1004 of 5 stars
$5.65
+4.6%
N/A+160.5%$391.14M$1.99B-1.0316,500Earnings Report
News Coverage
FORR
Forrester Research
3.7537 of 5 stars
$14.60
-2.9%
N/A-36.8%$278.96M$453.42M182.501,744Upcoming Earnings

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