Amdocs (DOX) Competitors

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do analysts rate DOX or CTSH?

Amdocs currently has a consensus price target of $105.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.80%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $86.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.87%. Given Amdocs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amdocs is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amdocs	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cognizant Technology Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Is DOX or CTSH a better dividend stock?

Amdocs pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Amdocs pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Amdocs has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Amdocs is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to DOX or CTSH?

In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 17 more articles in the media than Amdocs. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 12 mentions for Amdocs. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Amdocs' score of 1.14 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amdocs	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cognizant Technology Solutions	15 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DOX or CTSH?

92.0% of Amdocs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Amdocs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DOX or CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Amdocs. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amdocs, 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	2.02	$493.20M	$4.75	18.83
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.74B	1.89	$2.24B	$4.75	15.93

Is DOX or CTSH more profitable?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Amdocs' net margin of 11.39%. Amdocs' return on equity of 19.52% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amdocs	11.39%	19.52%	10.85%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.73%	16.73%	12.26%

Which has more risk & volatility, DOX or CTSH?

Amdocs has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Amdocs on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.