Gartner (IT) Competitors

Gartner (NYSE:IT) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate IT or CTSH?

Gartner currently has a consensus target price of $539.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $79.47, suggesting a potential upside of 2.45%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gartner	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Cognizant Technology Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IT or CTSH?

91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Gartner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IT or CTSH?

Gartner has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IT or CTSH?

In the previous week, Gartner and Gartner both had 19 articles in the media. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Gartner's score of 0.63 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gartner	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cognizant Technology Solutions	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IT or CTSH more profitable?

Gartner has a net margin of 17.33% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.60%. Gartner's return on equity of 118.27% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gartner	17.33%	118.27%	11.93%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	11.60%	17.08%	12.44%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IT or CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, 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
Gartner	$5.90B	6.77	$882.47M	$13.56	38.20
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.41B	1.98	$2.13B	$4.52	17.16

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IT or CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions received 757 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.02% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gartner	Outperform Votes 465 58.20%	Underperform Votes 334 41.80%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	Outperform Votes 1222 74.02%	Underperform Votes 429 25.98%

Summary

Gartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.