Infosys (INFY) Competitors

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PLTR or INFY?

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than Palantir Technologies. Infosys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, 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
Palantir Technologies	$2.87B	78.80	$462.19M	$0.19	506.69
Infosys	$19.11B	4.09	$3.17B	$0.79	23.89

Is PLTR or INFY more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Palantir Technologies' net margin of 16.13%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palantir Technologies	16.13%	6.85%	5.48%
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLTR or INFY?

Infosys received 410 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.62% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 40.72% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palantir Technologies	Outperform Votes 90 40.72%	Underperform Votes 131 59.28%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 500 55.62%	Underperform Votes 399 44.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, PLTR or INFY?

Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.81, indicating that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLTR or INFY?

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 103 more articles in the media than Infosys. MarketBeat recorded 120 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 17 mentions for Infosys. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Infosys' score of 0.79 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palantir Technologies	76 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLTR or INFY?

45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PLTR or INFY?

Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $74.45, suggesting a potential downside of 22.67%. Infosys has a consensus price target of $19.70, suggesting a potential upside of 4.37%. Given Infosys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Infosys is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palantir Technologies	5 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95
Infosys	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Infosys beats Palantir Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.