CGI (GIB) Competitors

Relx (NYSE:RELX) and CGI (NYSE:GIB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RELX or GIB?

15.0% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of CGI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Relx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of CGI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RELX or GIB?

CGI received 214 more outperform votes than Relx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.26% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 56.48% of users gave Relx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Relx	Outperform Votes 392 56.48%	Underperform Votes 302 43.52%
CGI	Outperform Votes 606 63.26%	Underperform Votes 352 36.74%

Does the media prefer RELX or GIB?

In the previous week, Relx had 4 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Relx and 6 mentions for CGI. Relx's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CGI's score of 0.73 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Relx	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CGI	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RELX or GIB a better dividend stock?

Relx pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. CGI pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Relx pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CGI pays out 7.8% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, RELX or GIB?

Relx has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RELX or GIB?

CGI has a consensus price target of $156.75, indicating a potential upside of 43.07%. Given CGI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than Relx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Relx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is RELX or GIB more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Relx's net margin of 0.00%. CGI's return on equity of 19.32% beat Relx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Relx	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGI	11.72%	19.32%	10.82%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RELX or GIB?

Relx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CGI. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
Relx	$9.43B	10.41	$2.47B	$1.86	28.61
CGI	$15.14B	1.64	$1.24B	$5.49	19.96

Summary

CGI beats Relx on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.