EPAM vs. DOX, CTSH, AZPN, VRSN, HCP, ZS, WIT, MANH, TRMB, and JBL
Should you be buying EPAM Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPAM Systems include Amdocs (DOX), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Aspen Technology (AZPN), VeriSign (VRSN), HashiCorp (HCP), Zscaler (ZS), Wipro (WIT), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Trimble (TRMB), and Jabil (JBL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 4 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EPAM Systems and 5 mentions for Amdocs. Amdocs' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.63 indicating that Amdocs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amdocs has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Amdocs has a net margin of 11.30% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 8.89%. Amdocs' return on equity of 17.79% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.
Amdocs received 23 more outperform votes than EPAM Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.01% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 72.47% of users gave Amdocs an outperform vote.
Amdocs has higher revenue and earnings 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.
91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Amdocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Amdocs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
EPAM Systems presently has a consensus price target of $328.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.77%. Amdocs has a consensus price target of $108.60, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. Given EPAM Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Amdocs.
Summary
EPAM Systems and Amdocs tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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