EPAM Systems (EPAM) Competitors $208.98 -16.09 (-7.15%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$208.95 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 07:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EPAM vs. CTSH, IT, LDOS, BAH, DOX, CACI, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORRShould 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), Amdocs (DOX), CACI International (CACI), 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. Cognizant Technology Solutions Gartner Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton Amdocs CACI International Teradata The Hackett Group Unisys Forrester Research EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend EPAM or CTSH? EPAM Systems presently has a consensus target price of $269.83, suggesting a potential upside of 29.12%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $83.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.36%. Given EPAM Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EPAM Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has more volatility and risk, EPAM or CTSH? EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EPAM or CTSH more profitable? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.35% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 9.68%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 16.78% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EPAM Systems9.68% 14.92% 11.91% Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.35%16.78%12.24% Does the media favor EPAM or CTSH? In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 12 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for EPAM Systems and 22 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat EPAM Systems' score of 0.45 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 EPAM Systems 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cognizant Technology Solutions 16 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, EPAM or CTSH? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEPAM Systems$4.69B2.53$417.08M$7.7027.14Cognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B2.13$2.24B$4.5118.81 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EPAM or CTSH? 91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EPAM or CTSH? Cognizant Technology Solutions received 564 more outperform votes than EPAM Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.77% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 73.39% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEPAM SystemsOutperform Votes66273.39% Underperform Votes24026.61% Cognizant Technology SolutionsOutperform Votes122673.77% Underperform Votes43626.23% SummaryEPAM Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EPAM Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EPAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart EPAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEPAM SystemsCustom computer programming services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.85B$7.62B$26.21B$20.05BDividend YieldN/A2.57%2.75%3.65%P/E Ratio27.1498.7446.3434.88Price / Sales2.5317.412,530.4015.44Price / Cash24.7924.1535.5720.85Price / Book3.476.176.864.92Net Income$417.08M$204.55M$731.18M$1.02B7 Day Performance-21.50%9.17%-2.01%-1.05%1 Month Performance-12.00%5.59%0.09%-1.39%1 Year Performance-30.08%31.53%20.24%13.93% EPAM Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPAMEPAM Systems4.6596 of 5 stars$208.98-7.2%$269.83+29.1%-30.1%$11.85B$4.69B27.1453,150Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8077 of 5 stars$90.70+1.3%$83.67-7.8%+9.5%$44.97B$19.74B20.11347,700Ex-DividendPositive NewsITGartner4.3548 of 5 stars$515.34-0.4%$552.63+7.2%+10.6%$39.75B$6.30B32.1520,237LDOSLeidos4.8527 of 5 stars$132.22+1.2%$176.27+33.3%+2.2%$17.64B$15.44B15.0647,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9782 of 5 stars$117.68-0.2%$158.91+35.0%-22.5%$14.90B$10.66B17.5434,200Analyst DowngradeDOXAmdocs4.6814 of 5 stars$88.30+1.2%$101.20+14.6%-1.9%$9.97B$5.00B20.4929,058Analyst DowngradeCACICACI International4.4914 of 5 stars$338.51-1.3%$526.23+55.5%-10.8%$7.59B$7.66B15.8824,000Analyst DowngradeTDCTeradata4.2757 of 5 stars$24.78-0.2%$34.40+38.8%-38.1%$2.37B$1.83B29.506,500High Trading VolumeHCKTThe Hackett Group3.4903 of 5 stars$31.94+0.2%$30.00-6.1%+20.5%$881.23M$296.59M26.181,350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageUISUnisys4.6329 of 5 stars$6.72-2.7%N/A-9.3%$466.10M$2.02B-1.1916,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFORRForrester Research3.0164 of 5 stars$13.22+0.5%N/A-40.1%$251.18M$480.78M-37.771,744High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTSH Alternatives IT Alternatives LDOS Alternatives BAH Alternatives DOX Alternatives CACI Alternatives TDC Alternatives HCKT Alternatives UIS Alternatives FORR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:EPAM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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