Infosys (INFY) Competitors

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap business services 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.

Do analysts prefer PLTR or INFY?

Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $74.95, suggesting a potential downside of 19.08%. Infosys has a consensus target price of $20.70, suggesting a potential upside of 21.84%. 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)	15 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96
Infosys	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	75.81	$462.19M	$0.19	487.47
Infosys	$19.11B	3.68	$3.17B	$0.79	21.51

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, PLTR or INFY?

Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLTR or INFY?

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 119 more articles in the media than Infosys. MarketBeat recorded 140 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 21 mentions for Infosys. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Infosys' score of 0.80 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	87 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLTR or INFY?

Infosys received 410 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.60% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 40.44% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palantir Technologies	Outperform Votes 91 40.44%	Underperform Votes 134 59.56%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 501 55.60%	Underperform Votes 400 44.40%

Summary

Infosys beats Palantir Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.