CACI International (CACI) Competitors

CACI International (NYSE:CACI) and Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend CACI or LDOS?

CACI International currently has a consensus target price of $526.23, suggesting a potential upside of 61.15%. Leidos has a consensus target price of $176.27, suggesting a potential upside of 39.16%. Given CACI International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CACI International is more favorable than Leidos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CACI International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Leidos	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is CACI or LDOS more profitable?

Leidos has a net margin of 7.53% compared to CACI International's net margin of 5.90%. Leidos' return on equity of 30.93% beat CACI International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CACI International	5.90%	15.30%	7.44%
Leidos	7.53%	30.93%	10.64%

Does the media refer more to CACI or LDOS?

In the previous week, Leidos had 17 more articles in the media than CACI International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Leidos and 11 mentions for CACI International. CACI International's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Leidos' score of 0.57 indicating that CACI International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CACI International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leidos	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CACI or LDOS?

Leidos has higher revenue and earnings than CACI International. Leidos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CACI International, 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
CACI International	$8.13B	0.90	$419.92M	$21.32	15.32
Leidos	$16.66B	1.00	$1.25B	$9.24	13.71

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CACI or LDOS?

86.4% of CACI International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Leidos shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CACI International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Leidos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CACI or LDOS?

CACI International has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leidos has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CACI or LDOS?

Leidos received 91 more outperform votes than CACI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.55% of users gave Leidos an outperform vote while only 63.36% of users gave CACI International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CACI International	Outperform Votes 581 63.36%	Underperform Votes 336 36.64%
Leidos	Outperform Votes 672 64.55%	Underperform Votes 369 35.45%

Summary

CACI International and Leidos tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.