Amdocs (DOX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOX or IT?

92.0% of Amdocs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Amdocs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DOX or IT more profitable?

Gartner has a net margin of 20.00% compared to Amdocs' net margin of 10.19%. Gartner's return on equity of 116.56% beat Amdocs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amdocs	10.19%	18.89%	10.48%
Gartner	20.00%	116.56%	14.01%

Do analysts recommend DOX or IT?

Amdocs presently has a consensus target price of $101.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Gartner has a consensus target price of $552.63, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. Given Amdocs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amdocs is more favorable than Gartner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amdocs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Gartner	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DOX or IT?

Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than Amdocs. Amdocs 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
Amdocs	$5.00B	1.98	$493.20M	$4.31	20.40
Gartner	$6.30B	5.97	$1.25B	$16.03	30.41

Does the media favor DOX or IT?

In the previous week, Gartner had 9 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Gartner and 12 mentions for Amdocs. Gartner's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Amdocs' score of 0.53 indicating that Gartner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amdocs	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gartner	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOX or IT?

Amdocs received 204 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.84% of users gave Amdocs an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amdocs	Outperform Votes 673 72.84%	Underperform Votes 251 27.16%
Gartner	Outperform Votes 469 58.04%	Underperform Votes 339 41.96%

Which has more risk & volatility, DOX or IT?

Amdocs has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gartner beats Amdocs on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.