DOX vs. EPAM, CTSH, AZPN, HCP, VRSN, PRFT, ZS, WIT, CYBR, and FFIV
Should you be buying Amdocs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amdocs include EPAM Systems (EPAM), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Aspen Technology (AZPN), HashiCorp (HCP), VeriSign (VRSN), Perficient (PRFT), Zscaler (ZS), Wipro (WIT), CyberArk Software (CYBR), and F5 (FFIV). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) and EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Amdocs received 19 more outperform votes than EPAM Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.82% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 72.42% of users gave Amdocs an outperform vote.
In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 11 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for EPAM Systems and 32 mentions for Amdocs. Amdocs' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.05 indicating that Amdocs is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Amdocs has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Amdocs presently has a consensus price target of $104.83, indicating a potential upside of 25.46%. EPAM Systems has a consensus price target of $292.31, indicating a potential upside of 54.65%. Given EPAM Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Amdocs.
Amdocs has a net margin of 10.62% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 9.28%. Amdocs' return on equity of 17.85% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.
92.0% of Amdocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Amdocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Amdocs has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. Amdocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amdocs and EPAM Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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