IBM vs. ACN, IT, CTSH, LDOS, BAH, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, and HCKT
Should you be buying International Business Machines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Business Machines include Accenture (ACN), Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), and The Hackett Group (HCKT). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Accenture received 60 more outperform votes than International Business Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.01% of users gave Accenture an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave International Business Machines an outperform vote.
In the previous week, International Business Machines had 16 more articles in the media than Accenture. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for International Business Machines and 17 mentions for Accenture. Accenture's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat International Business Machines' score of 0.66 indicating that Accenture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Business Machines pays an annual dividend of $6.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. International Business Machines pays out 75.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Accenture pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
International Business Machines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Accenture. International Business Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Business Machines has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accenture has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Business Machines presently has a consensus target price of $184.93, indicating a potential downside of 6.23%. Accenture has a consensus target price of $352.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.62%. Given Accenture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Accenture is more favorable than International Business Machines.
International Business Machines has a net margin of 13.52% compared to Accenture's net margin of 10.79%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 40.59% beat Accenture's return on equity.
59.0% of International Business Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Accenture shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Business Machines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Accenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Accenture beats International Business Machines on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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