DXC vs. APLD, FIGR, LYFT, HQY, LIF, MARA, ETSY, QMMM, FOUR, and AMTM
Should you be buying DXC Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DXC Technology include Applied Digital (APLD), Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), Lyft (LYFT), HealthEquity (HQY), Life360 (LIF), Marathon Digital (MARA), Etsy (ETSY), QMMM (QMMM), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), and Amentum (AMTM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
DXC Technology vs. Its Competitors
Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of DXC Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DXC Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
DXC Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DXC Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Applied Digital presently has a consensus target price of $22.10, suggesting a potential downside of 33.47%. DXC Technology has a consensus target price of $15.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.66%. Given DXC Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DXC Technology is more favorable than Applied Digital.
Applied Digital has a beta of 6.77, indicating that its stock price is 577% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXC Technology has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Applied Digital had 20 more articles in the media than DXC Technology. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Applied Digital and 5 mentions for DXC Technology. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat DXC Technology's score of 0.70 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
DXC Technology has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -111.29%. DXC Technology's return on equity of 18.59% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.
Summary
DXC Technology beats Applied Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DXC) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff