CGI Group (GIB) Competitors

CGI Group (NYSE:GIB) and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) 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 earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GIB or ACN?

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
CGI Group	$10.79B	1.93	$1.24B	$5.41	17.28
Accenture	$64.90B	2.31	$7.26B	$12.56	19.07

Do analysts recommend GIB or ACN?

CGI Group currently has a consensus target price of $148.25, indicating a potential upside of 58.59%. Accenture has a consensus target price of $335.61, indicating a potential upside of 40.09%. Given CGI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CGI Group is more favorable than Accenture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CGI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Accenture	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GIB or ACN?

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

Is GIB or ACN 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
CGI Group	11.01%	18.53%	10.14%
Accenture	11.61%	26.55%	13.44%

Is GIB or ACN a better dividend stock?

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

Does the media prefer GIB or ACN?

In the previous week, Accenture had 68 more articles in the media than CGI Group. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Accenture and 2 mentions for CGI Group. CGI Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Accenture's score of 0.95 indicating that CGI Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CGI Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Accenture	42 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GIB or ACN?

CGI Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accenture has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Accenture beats CGI Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.