Wipro (WIT) Competitors

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and Wipro (NYSE:WIT) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, VRSN or WIT?

VeriSign has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Wipro has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRSN or WIT more profitable?

VeriSign has a net margin of 48.20% compared to Wipro's net margin of 12.56%. Wipro's return on equity of 15.45% beat VeriSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VeriSign	48.20%	-45.19%	39.74%
Wipro	12.56%	15.45%	9.91%

Do analysts prefer VRSN or WIT?

VeriSign currently has a consensus target price of $258.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. Wipro has a consensus target price of $4.44, suggesting a potential downside of 6.87%. Given VeriSign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VeriSign is more favorable than Wipro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VeriSign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wipro	7 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VRSN or WIT?

91.2% of VeriSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Wipro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of VeriSign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Wipro shares are owned 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 media prefer VRSN or WIT?

In the previous week, VeriSign had 4 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for VeriSign and 5 mentions for Wipro. Wipro's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat VeriSign's score of 0.20 indicating that Wipro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VeriSign	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wipro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VRSN or WIT?

Wipro has higher revenue and earnings than VeriSign. Wipro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VeriSign, 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
VeriSign	$1.42 billion	16.18	$673.80 million	$6.52	33.96
Wipro	$11.01 billion	2.37	$1.38 billion	$0.26	18.31

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRSN or WIT?

VeriSign received 54 more outperform votes than Wipro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.86% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote while only 51.04% of users gave Wipro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VeriSign	Outperform Votes 374 62.86%	Underperform Votes 221 37.14%
Wipro	Outperform Votes 320 51.04%	Underperform Votes 307 48.96%

Summary

VeriSign beats Wipro on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.