Semantix (NASDAQ:STIX – Get Free Report) and EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.4% of Semantix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Semantix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of EPAM Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Semantix and EPAM Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Semantix | N/A | -75.58% | -26.80% |
| EPAM Systems | 11.02% | 18.60% | 14.21% |
Volatility and Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Semantix and EPAM Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Semantix | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| EPAM Systems | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.29 |
Semantix presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.22%. EPAM Systems has a consensus target price of $318.77, suggesting a potential upside of 29.07%. Given Semantix’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Semantix is more favorable than EPAM Systems.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Semantix and EPAM Systems’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Semantix | $50.76 million | 2.88 | -$63.61 million | N/A | N/A |
| EPAM Systems | $4.82 billion | 2.96 | $419.42 million | $9.00 | 27.44 |
EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Semantix.
Summary
EPAM Systems beats Semantix on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Semantix
Semantix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides end-to-end proprietary Software as a Service (SaaS) data platform in Latin America and the United States. The company offers SDP, a multi-cloud SaaS data platform that provides data integration, data operations, machine learning operations, data governance, data sharing, and data visualization for financial institutions; healthcare plans operators, health insurance brokers, hospitals, clinics, and imaging and diagnostics facilities; and retailers. It also sells third-party software licenses to the finance, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, industrials, and other sectors. In addition, the company offers artificial intelligence and data analytics services, including consulting, cloud monitoring, data integration, data science, and data engineering. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
About EPAM Systems
EPAM Systems, Inc. provides digital platform engineering and software development services worldwide. The company offers engineering services, including requirements analysis and platform selection, customization, cross-platform migration, implementation, and integration; infrastructure management services, such as software development, testing, and maintenance with private, public, and infrastructure management for application, database, network, server, storage, and systems operations management, as well as monitoring, incident notification, and resolution services; and maintenance and support services. It also provides operation solutions comprising integrated engineering practices and smart automation; and optimization solutions that include software application testing, test management, automation, and consulting services to enable customers enhance their existing software testing and quality assurance practices, as well as other testing services that identify threats and close loopholes to protect its customers' business systems from information loss. In addition, the company offers business, experience, technology, data, and technical advisory consulting services; and digital and service design solutions, which comprise strategy, design, creative, and program management services, as well as physical product development, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality. The company serves the financial services, travel and consumer, software and hi-tech, business information and media, life sciences and healthcare, and other industries EPAM Systems, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
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