Amdocs (DOX) Competitors

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) 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, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, DOX or CTSH?

Amdocs has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DOX or CTSH?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amdocs	$4.87B	2.05	$493.20M	$4.31	20.56
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.74B	1.89	$2.24B	$4.51	16.68

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DOX or CTSH?

92.0% of Amdocs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Amdocs 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DOX or CTSH?

In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 22 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 14 mentions for Amdocs. Amdocs' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 1.03 indicating that Amdocs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amdocs	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cognizant Technology Solutions	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DOX or CTSH a better dividend stock?

Amdocs pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Amdocs pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 27.5% 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. Amdocs has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Amdocs is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer DOX or CTSH?

Amdocs currently has a consensus target price of $101.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.18%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $83.94, suggesting a potential upside of 11.57%. Given Amdocs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amdocs is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amdocs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Cognizant Technology Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is DOX or CTSH more profitable?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Amdocs' net margin of 10.19%. Amdocs' return on equity of 18.89% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amdocs	10.19%	18.89%	10.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.35%	16.78%	12.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOX or CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions received 554 more outperform votes than Amdocs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.27% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 72.86% of users gave Amdocs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amdocs	Outperform Votes 674 72.86%	Underperform Votes 251 27.14%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	Outperform Votes 1228 73.27%	Underperform Votes 448 26.73%

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Amdocs on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.