CTSH vs. VRSN, EPAM, DOX, WIT, ZS, AZPN, PRFT, PRO, YALA, and INFY
Should you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include VeriSign (VRSN), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Amdocs (DOX), Wipro (WIT), Zscaler (ZS), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Perficient (PRFT), PROS (PRO), Yalla Group (YALA), and Infosys (INFY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than VeriSign. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 10 mentions for VeriSign. VeriSign's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 0.53 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
VeriSign has a net margin of 54.74% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 10.98%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 17.83% beat VeriSign's return on equity.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VeriSign has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cognizant Technology Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $76.44, suggesting a potential upside of 12.38%. VeriSign has a consensus price target of $240.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.56%. Given VeriSign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VeriSign is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Cognizant Technology Solutions received 832 more outperform votes than VeriSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.26% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 62.40% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote.
92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of VeriSign shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of VeriSign shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than VeriSign. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VeriSign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
VeriSign beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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