WIT vs. ZS, CTSH, VRSN, EPAM, AZPN, DOX, INFY, ANSS, FTV, and FICO
Should you be buying Wipro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wipro include Zscaler (ZS), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), VeriSign (VRSN), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Amdocs (DOX), Infosys (INFY), ANSYS (ANSS), Fortive (FTV), and Fair Isaac (FICO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Wipro (NYSE:WIT) and Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Wipro has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wipro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wipro has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Zscaler shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Wipro has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -7.32%. Wipro's return on equity of 16.05% beat Zscaler's return on equity.
Zscaler received 125 more outperform votes than Wipro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 50.70% of users gave Wipro an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Wipro and Wipro both had 11 articles in the media. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Wipro's score of 0.31 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wipro currently has a consensus target price of $5.05, suggesting a potential downside of 7.42%. Zscaler has a consensus target price of $230.24, suggesting a potential upside of 30.04%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zscaler is more favorable than Wipro.
Summary
Zscaler beats Wipro on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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