Amdocs - DOX Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOX or EPAM?

Amdocs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EPAM Systems. Amdocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, 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	$4.58 billion	2.46	$549.50 million	$4.44	20.97
EPAM Systems	$4.82 billion	3.44	$419.42 million	$7.08	40.63

Is DOX or EPAM more profitable?

Amdocs has a net margin of 11.71% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 8.69%. EPAM Systems' return on equity of 21.55% beat Amdocs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amdocs	11.71%	17.38%	9.61%
EPAM Systems	8.69%	21.55%	15.91%

Do analysts rate DOX or EPAM?

Amdocs presently has a consensus price target of $98.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.05%. EPAM Systems has a consensus price target of $402.14, suggesting a potential upside of 39.79%. Given EPAM Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Amdocs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amdocs	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
EPAM Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DOX or EPAM?

88.1% of Amdocs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Amdocs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by company 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, DOX or EPAM?

Amdocs has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DOX or EPAM?

In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for EPAM Systems and 5 mentions for Amdocs. Amdocs' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.27 indicating that Amdocs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amdocs	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EPAM Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOX or EPAM?

Amdocs received 25 more outperform votes than EPAM Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.36% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 72.22% of users gave Amdocs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amdocs	Outperform Votes 642 72.22%	Underperform Votes 247 27.78%
EPAM Systems	Outperform Votes 617 76.36%	Underperform Votes 191 23.64%

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Amdocs on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.