EPAM vs. IT, CTSH, 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 Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), 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.
EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gartner has a net margin of 17.33% compared to EPAM Systems' net margin of 9.68%. Gartner's return on equity of 118.27% beat EPAM Systems' return on equity.
Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EPAM Systems currently has a consensus target price of $267.84, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Gartner has a consensus target price of $550.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.66%. Given EPAM Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Gartner.
EPAM Systems received 194 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Gartner had 10 more articles in the media than EPAM Systems. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Gartner and 17 mentions for EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Gartner's score of 0.36 indicating that EPAM Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
EPAM Systems and Gartner tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EPAM) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
