CTSH vs. IT, ZS, LDOS, BAH, VRSN, EPAM, AZPN, CACI, DOX, and SOGO
Should you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Gartner (IT), Zscaler (ZS), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), VeriSign (VRSN), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Aspen Technology (AZPN), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), and Sogou (SOGO).
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
Gartner has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 10.84%. Gartner's return on equity of 141.55% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.
Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $75.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.58%. Gartner has a consensus target price of $478.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.61%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Cognizant Technology Solutions received 758 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.82% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.52% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Gartner. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 12 mentions for Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Gartner's score of 0.71 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Gartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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