Wipro (WIT) Competitors

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

Is WIT or INFY more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.15% compared to Wipro's net margin of 13.23%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.43% beat Wipro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wipro	13.23%	14.98%	9.78%
Infosys	17.15%	31.43%	19.49%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WIT or INFY?

Infosys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wipro. Wipro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Infosys, 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	$886.79B	0.04	$1.33B	$0.14	26.07
Infosys	$18.84B	5.00	$3.17B	$0.78	29.14

Is WIT or INFY a better dividend stock?

Wipro pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Infosys pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Wipro pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Infosys pays out 53.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WIT or INFY?

Infosys received 161 more outperform votes than Wipro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.77% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 50.91% of users gave Wipro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wipro	Outperform Votes 337 50.91%	Underperform Votes 325 49.09%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 498 55.77%	Underperform Votes 395 44.23%

Which has more risk and volatility, WIT or INFY?

Wipro has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

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

2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WIT or INFY?

Wipro presently has a consensus target price of $5.60, indicating a potential upside of 53.42%. Infosys has a consensus target price of $20.85, indicating a potential downside of 8.27%. Given Wipro's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wipro is more favorable than Infosys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wipro	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Infosys	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Does the media favor WIT or INFY?

In the previous week, Infosys had 6 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Infosys and 2 mentions for Wipro. Infosys' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Wipro's score of 0.17 indicating that Infosys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wipro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Infosys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Infosys beats Wipro on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.