CGI Group (GIB) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GIB or ACN?

66.7% of CGI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Accenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of CGI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Accenture shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GIB or ACN more profitable?

Accenture has a net margin of 11.61% compared to CGI Group's net margin of 11.53%. 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	11.53%	18.86%	10.47%
Accenture	11.61%	26.55%	13.44%

Does the media refer more to GIB or ACN?

In the previous week, Accenture had 56 more articles in the media than CGI Group. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Accenture and 5 mentions for CGI Group. CGI Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Accenture's score of 1.10 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Accenture	47 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 0.4%. Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. CGI Group pays out 7.8% 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 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GIB or ACN?

CGI Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accenture has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GIB or ACN?

CGI Group presently has a consensus price target of $156.75, indicating a potential upside of 49.84%. Accenture has a consensus price target of $370.71, indicating a potential upside of 24.20%. 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Accenture	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has higher 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	2.18	$1.24B	$5.49	19.05
Accenture	$64.90B	2.88	$7.26B	$12.56	23.76

Summary

Accenture beats CGI Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.