Infosys (INFY) Competitors

SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Is SAP or INFY more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to SAP's net margin of 9.17%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat SAP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SAP	9.17%	12.18%	7.32%
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%

Is SAP or INFY a better dividend stock?

SAP pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Infosys pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. SAP pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Infosys pays out 53.2% 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. Infosys is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAP or INFY?

16.2% of Infosys shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SAP or INFY?

SAP has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAP or INFY?

SAP received 271 more outperform votes than Infosys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.21% of users gave SAP an outperform vote while only 55.69% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SAP	Outperform Votes 770 66.21%	Underperform Votes 393 33.79%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 499 55.69%	Underperform Votes 397 44.31%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SAP or INFY?

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than Infosys. Infosys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, 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
SAP	$34.18B	10.17	$3.38B	$2.87	98.56
Infosys	$18.56B	4.72	$3.17B	$0.79	26.79

Does the media refer more to SAP or INFY?

In the previous week, SAP had 1 more articles in the media than Infosys. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for SAP and 23 mentions for Infosys. SAP's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Infosys' score of 0.09 indicating that SAP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SAP	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SAP or INFY?

SAP currently has a consensus target price of $248.83, suggesting a potential downside of 12.03%. Infosys has a consensus target price of $20.22, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Given Infosys' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Infosys is more favorable than SAP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SAP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Infosys	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

SAP beats Infosys on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.