Wipro (WIT) Competitors

NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and Wipro (NYSE:WIT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts prefer NTES or WIT?

NetEase currently has a consensus price target of $132.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.91%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NetEase is more favorable than Wipro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Wipro	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Is NTES or WIT more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 31.14% compared to Wipro's net margin of 15.07%. NetEase's return on equity of 23.56% beat Wipro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	31.14%	23.56%	17.29%
Wipro	15.07%	15.94%	10.44%

Which has more volatility and risk, NTES or WIT?

NetEase has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wipro has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is NTES or WIT a better dividend stock?

NetEase pays an annual dividend of $2.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Wipro pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NetEase pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wipro pays out 62.5% 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.

Does the media favor NTES or WIT?

In the previous week, NetEase had 4 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NetEase and 6 mentions for Wipro. NetEase's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Wipro's score of 1.06 indicating that NetEase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wipro	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NTES or WIT?

11.1% of NetEase shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NTES or WIT?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than Wipro. Wipro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetEase, 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
NetEase	$14.43B	6.66	$4.07B	$7.39	20.51
Wipro	$10.43B	2.64	$1.54B	$0.16	16.41

Summary

NetEase beats Wipro on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.