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CTSH vs. GOOGL, SSNC, TRMB, ACN, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, DOX, and EPAM

Should you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Alphabet (GOOGL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Trimble (TRMB), Accenture (ACN), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), and EPAM Systems (EPAM).

Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. Its Competitors

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 175 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 208 mentions for Alphabet and 33 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 0.95 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alphabet
132 Very Positive mention(s)
22 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cognizant Technology Solutions
14 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company 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.

Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $211.39, suggesting a potential upside of 11.77%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $85.88, suggesting a potential upside of 21.66%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
29 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Cognizant Technology Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32

Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.89%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alphabet31.12% 34.31% 24.88%
Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.89%16.77%12.34%

Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet$350.02B6.56$100.12B$9.3920.14
Cognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.76$2.24B$4.9214.35

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cognizant Technology Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CTSH vs. The Competition

MetricCognizant Technology SolutionsIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$35.37B$16.23B$29.13B$9.52B
Dividend Yield1.73%1.68%3.08%4.09%
P/E Ratio14.3537.9748.1323.81
Price / Sales1.7612.071,544.8266.04
Price / Cash12.2424.5438.0757.96
Price / Book2.284.567.415.54
Net Income$2.24B$434.10M$782.10M$259.28M
7 Day Performance-7.93%-9.20%-3.69%-4.64%
1 Month Performance-12.04%-8.14%-0.16%4.41%
1 Year Performance-4.61%12.01%52,681.95%17.95%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
4.7587 of 5 stars
$70.59
-1.6%
$85.88
+21.7%
-7.5%$35.37B$19.74B14.35336,800News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.5434 of 5 stars
$192.58
-0.3%
$211.32
+9.7%
+10.8%$2.34T$371.40B20.51183,323Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.9808 of 5 stars
$85.18
flat
$97.13
+14.0%
+16.7%$21.01B$6.05B26.7026,800
TRMB
Trimble
4.0344 of 5 stars
$85.07
-0.2%
$89.14
+4.8%
+57.4%$20.30B$3.68B13.8812,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ACN
Accenture
4.9867 of 5 stars
$277.01
-2.2%
$360.21
+30.0%
-22.2%$173.50B$64.90B22.05774,000Positive News
IT
Gartner
4.733 of 5 stars
$352.69
-1.1%
$507.56
+43.9%
-33.4%$27.15B$6.30B21.9521,044Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LDOS
Leidos
4.8399 of 5 stars
$160.43
-1.7%
$175.15
+9.2%
+10.0%$20.65B$16.66B16.1448,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8532 of 5 stars
$107.29
-5.1%
$134.00
+24.9%
-23.2%$13.32B$11.98B13.1835,800Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
CACI
CACI International
2.6652 of 5 stars
$462.96
-3.5%
$522.23
+12.8%
-0.8%$10.18B$7.66B21.8524,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
DOX
Amdocs
4.6828 of 5 stars
$86.82
-1.2%
$105.33
+21.3%
-1.9%$9.80B$5.00B18.2829,058News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
EPAM
EPAM Systems
4.969 of 5 stars
$169.50
-0.7%
$231.73
+36.7%
-29.8%$9.60B$4.86B23.7161,200News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:CTSH) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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