Kyndryl (KD) Competitors

Wipro (NYSE:WIT) and Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, WIT or KD?

Wipro has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kyndryl has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WIT or KD more profitable?

Wipro has a net margin of 13.96% compared to Kyndryl's net margin of 0.91%. Wipro's return on equity of 15.46% beat Kyndryl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wipro	13.96%	15.46%	10.11%
Kyndryl	0.91%	7.22%	0.81%

Does the media favor WIT or KD?

In the previous week, Kyndryl had 6 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Kyndryl and 6 mentions for Wipro. Wipro's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Kyndryl's score of 0.91 indicating that Wipro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wipro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kyndryl	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WIT or KD?

Wipro received 326 more outperform votes than Kyndryl when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.52% of users gave Kyndryl an outperform vote while only 50.90% of users gave Wipro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wipro	Outperform Votes 339 50.90%	Underperform Votes 327 49.10%
Kyndryl	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WIT or KD?

Wipro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kyndryl. Wipro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kyndryl, 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
Wipro	$10.77B	3.38	$1.33B	$0.14	24.04
Kyndryl	$16.05B	0.56	-$340M	$0.55	69.80

Do analysts prefer WIT or KD?

Kyndryl has a consensus target price of $39.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.54%. Given Kyndryl's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kyndryl is more favorable than Wipro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wipro	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Kyndryl	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WIT or KD?

2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Kyndryl shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Kyndryl shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kyndryl beats Wipro on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.