International Business Machines (IBM) Competitors $214.61 +4.36 (+2.07%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IBM vs. ACN, IT, CTSH, LDOS, BAH, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, and HCKTShould you be buying International Business Machines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Business Machines include Accenture (ACN), Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), and The Hackett Group (HCKT). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry. International Business Machines vs. Accenture Gartner Cognizant Technology Solutions Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton EPAM Systems CACI International Amdocs Teradata The Hackett Group Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is ACN or IBM a better dividend stock? Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. International Business Machines pays an annual dividend of $6.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Accenture pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Business Machines pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Accenture has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and International Business Machines has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. International Business Machines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACN or IBM? Accenture received 65 more outperform votes than International Business Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.89% of users gave Accenture an outperform vote while only 58.57% of users gave International Business Machines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAccentureOutperform Votes118669.89% Underperform Votes51130.11% International Business MachinesOutperform Votes112158.57% Underperform Votes79341.43% Which has better earnings & valuation, ACN or IBM? International Business Machines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Accenture. Accenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Business Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAccenture$64.90B3.44$7.26B$11.4331.24International Business Machines$61.86B3.21$7.50B$6.8731.24 Is ACN or IBM more profitable? Accenture has a net margin of 11.20% compared to International Business Machines' net margin of 10.22%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 40.52% beat Accenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Accenture11.20% 26.83% 14.27% International Business Machines 10.22%40.52%7.09% Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACN or IBM? 75.1% of Accenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of International Business Machines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Accenture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Business Machines shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to ACN or IBM? In the previous week, International Business Machines had 16 more articles in the media than Accenture. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for International Business Machines and 51 mentions for Accenture. Accenture's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat International Business Machines' score of 1.22 indicating that Accenture is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Accenture 38 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Business Machines 50 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACN or IBM? Accenture has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Business Machines has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ACN or IBM? Accenture presently has a consensus target price of $368.23, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. International Business Machines has a consensus target price of $208.12, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. Given Accenture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Accenture is more favorable than International Business Machines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Accenture 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59International Business Machines 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 SummaryAccenture beats International Business Machines on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get International Business Machines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IBM 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 IBM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInternational Business MachinesComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$198.44B$34.46B$24.07B$19.87BDividend Yield3.26%2.56%2.79%3.53%P/E Ratio31.2420.52258.4042.94Price / Sales3.213.053,506.6818.99Price / Cash14.1122.4032.8917.86Price / Book8.679.007.415.52Net Income$7.50B$1.41B$667.83M$986.45M7 Day Performance2.68%-1.91%0.21%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.43%-3.33%0.76%1.05%1 Year Performance39.43%32.98%18.79%24.67% International Business Machines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBMInternational Business Machines4.6049 of 5 stars$214.61+2.1%$208.12-3.0%+39.0%$198.44B$61.86B31.24305,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsACNAccenture4.9007 of 5 stars$357.04+0.9%$368.23+3.1%+7.9%$223.21B$64.90B31.24774,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsITGartner4.324 of 5 stars$518.00+0.1%$539.25+4.1%+21.9%$39.93B$6.14B38.2020,237CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.3102 of 5 stars$77.57+1.6%$79.47+2.5%+11.1%$38.46B$19.41B17.16347,700Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.5904 of 5 stars$162.15+2.4%$191.23+17.9%+53.1%$21.12B$16.28B18.4747,000Positive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.99 of 5 stars$144.21+4.6%$180.63+25.3%+13.1%$18.43B$10.66B22.6434,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEPAMEPAM Systems4.6588 of 5 stars$234.50+3.0%$264.20+12.7%-9.9%$13.30B$4.69B30.4553,150Positive NewsCACICACI International3.8085 of 5 stars$454.91+2.3%$547.20+20.3%+40.3%$10.19B$7.66B22.5424,000High Trading VolumeDOXAmdocs4.6618 of 5 stars$83.73+1.0%$101.83+21.6%+0.7%$9.75B$5.00B19.7530,695Dividend AnnouncementTDCTeradata4.8374 of 5 stars$29.97+1.6%$39.91+33.2%-36.9%$2.87B$1.80B35.686,500HCKTThe Hackett Group4.4907 of 5 stars$30.55+0.5%$30.00-1.8%+35.9%$842.87M$296.59M24.911,350Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACN Competitors IT Competitors CTSH Competitors LDOS Competitors BAH Competitors EPAM Competitors CACI Competitors DOX Competitors TDC Competitors HCKT Competitors 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:IBM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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