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EPAM vs. IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, FORR, and IBM

Should you be buying EPAM Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPAM Systems include Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), Forrester Research (FORR), and International Business Machines (IBM). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.

EPAM Systems vs. Its Competitors

Gartner (NYSE:IT) and EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) are both it consulting & other services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Gartner has a net margin of 19.71% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 8.47%. Gartner's return on equity of 82.63% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gartner19.71% 82.63% 13.58%
EPAM Systems 8.47%14.15%11.09%

Gartner has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. Gartner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gartner$6.30B2.81$1.25B$16.0714.29
EPAM Systems$4.73B1.89$454.53M$7.1522.05

In the previous week, Gartner had 53 more articles in the media than EPAM Systems. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Gartner and 25 mentions for EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Gartner's score of 0.28 indicating that EPAM Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gartner
20 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
18 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
EPAM Systems
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gartner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Gartner presently has a consensus target price of $369.25, suggesting a potential upside of 60.80%. EPAM Systems has a consensus target price of $231.73, suggesting a potential upside of 47.00%. Given Gartner's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gartner is more favorable than EPAM Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gartner
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
EPAM Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Summary

Gartner beats EPAM Systems on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EPAM vs. The Competition

MetricEPAM SystemsIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.57B$15.92B$29.51B$20.70B
Dividend YieldN/A1.72%3.11%3.67%
P/E Ratio22.0537.8450.8528.65
Price / Sales1.8912.351,550.5357.34
Price / Cash14.2124.1236.7223.59
Price / Book2.464.577.324.32
Net Income$454.53M$434.10M$803.33M$995.66M
7 Day Performance4.45%0.42%1.13%1.91%
1 Month Performance-14.02%-8.82%-0.74%-0.54%
1 Year Performance-17.53%16.23%53,045.82%14.76%

EPAM Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EPAM
EPAM Systems
4.9639 of 5 stars
$157.64
+4.2%
$231.73
+47.0%
-24.3%$8.57B$4.73B22.0561,200Trending News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
IT
Gartner
4.9218 of 5 stars
$337.22
+2.6%
$482.57
+43.1%
-50.9%$25.96B$6.30B20.9821,044Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
LDOS
Leidos
4.5766 of 5 stars
$161.12
+1.2%
$175.15
+8.7%
+22.4%$20.74B$16.66B16.2148,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8626 of 5 stars
$111.45
+1.6%
$134.00
+20.2%
-23.8%$13.74B$11.96B13.6935,800Positive News
CACI
CACI International
2.545 of 5 stars
$466.33
+1.2%
$522.23
+12.0%
+11.5%$10.25B$8.36B22.0124,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
DOX
Amdocs
4.7257 of 5 stars
$85.68
+1.4%
$105.33
+22.9%
+8.8%$9.67B$5.00B18.0429,058Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
TDC
Teradata
3.501 of 5 stars
$20.39
+1.4%
$27.25
+33.6%
-15.1%$1.95B$1.70B14.365,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HCKT
The Hackett Group
4.4948 of 5 stars
$23.28
+1.2%
$31.33
+34.6%
-19.0%$643.93M$313.86M27.391,478Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
UIS
Unisys
4.5753 of 5 stars
$4.04
+3.2%
$7.75
+92.0%
+13.3%$286.84M$2.01B-3.4215,900Analyst Revision
Gap Up
FORR
Forrester Research
3.8346 of 5 stars
$10.36
-5.3%
N/A-43.6%$197.46M$432.47M-2.201,571Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
IBM
International Business Machines
4.5155 of 5 stars
$251.96
+0.8%
$268.75
+6.7%
+33.8%$234.17B$64.04B40.90293,400Positive News

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