CGI (GIB) Competitors

CGI (NYSE:GIB) and Relx (NYSE:RELX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIB or RELX?

CGI received 215 more outperform votes than Relx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.26% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 56.42% of users gave Relx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CGI	Outperform Votes 606 63.26%	Underperform Votes 352 36.74%
Relx	Outperform Votes 391 56.42%	Underperform Votes 302 43.58%

Is GIB or RELX a better dividend stock?

CGI pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Relx pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CGI pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Relx pays out 59.7% 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.

Is GIB or RELX more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Relx's net margin of 0.00%. CGI's return on equity of 19.32% beat Relx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CGI	11.72%	19.32%	10.82%
Relx	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, GIB or RELX?

Relx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CGI. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
CGI	$14.86B	1.58	$1.24B	$5.53	18.67
Relx	$9.43B	9.82	$2.47B	$1.86	26.91

Which has more risk and volatility, GIB or RELX?

CGI has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relx has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GIB or RELX?

CGI currently has a consensus target price of $156.75, suggesting a potential upside of 51.85%. Given CGI's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CGI is more favorable than Relx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Relx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media prefer GIB or RELX?

In the previous week, CGI had 10 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CGI and 11 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat CGI's score of 1.40 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CGI	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Relx	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GIB or RELX?

66.7% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Relx shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of CGI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Relx shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CGI beats Relx on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.