Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, CTSH or IT?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTSH or IT?

Cognizant Technology Solutions received 757 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.02% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cognizant Technology Solutions	Outperform Votes 1222 74.02%	Underperform Votes 429 25.98%
Gartner	Outperform Votes 465 58.20%	Underperform Votes 334 41.80%

Does the media favor CTSH or IT?

In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Cognizant Technology Solutions both had 19 articles in the media. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Gartner's score of 0.63 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cognizant Technology Solutions	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gartner	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTSH or IT more profitable?

Gartner has a net margin of 17.33% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.60%. Gartner's return on equity of 118.27% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.60%	17.08%	12.44%
Gartner	17.33%	118.27%	11.93%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CTSH or IT?

92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CTSH or IT?

Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $79.47, indicating a potential upside of 2.45%. Gartner has a consensus price target of $539.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cognizant Technology Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Gartner	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CTSH or IT?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, 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
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.41B	1.98	$2.13B	$4.52	17.16
Gartner	$6.14B	6.51	$882.47M	$13.56	38.20

Summary

Gartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.