EPAM vs. CTSH, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORR
Should you be buying EPAM Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPAM Systems include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
EPAM Systems vs. Its Competitors
EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more 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.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.73% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 8.47%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 16.73% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.
91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than EPAM Systems. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 15 mentions for EPAM Systems. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.94 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EPAM Systems currently has a consensus price target of $231.73, suggesting a potential upside of 40.66%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $86.18, suggesting a potential upside of 13.87%. Given EPAM Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Summary
EPAM Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:EPAM) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
