CGI Group (GIB) Competitors

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and CGI Group (NYSE:GIB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ACN or GIB?

Accenture has higher revenue and earnings than CGI Group. CGI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accenture, 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
Accenture	$64.90B	2.29	$7.26B	$12.56	18.92
CGI Group	$10.79B	1.94	$1.24B	$5.41	17.37

Is ACN or GIB more profitable?

Accenture has a net margin of 11.61% compared to CGI Group's net margin of 11.01%. Accenture's return on equity of 26.55% beat CGI Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accenture	11.61%	26.55%	13.44%
CGI Group	11.01%	18.53%	10.14%

Is ACN or GIB a better dividend stock?

Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CGI Group pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Accenture pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CGI Group pays out 7.9% 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. Accenture has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Accenture is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

75.1% of Accenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of CGI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Accenture shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of CGI Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ACN or GIB?

Accenture currently has a consensus target price of $360.21, indicating a potential upside of 51.55%. CGI Group has a consensus target price of $148.25, indicating a potential upside of 57.75%. Given CGI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CGI Group is more favorable than Accenture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accenture	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
CGI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer ACN or GIB?

In the previous week, Accenture had 42 more articles in the media than CGI Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Accenture and 8 mentions for CGI Group. Accenture's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CGI Group's score of 0.66 indicating that Accenture is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accenture	41 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CGI Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ACN or GIB?

Accenture has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Accenture beats CGI Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.