EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM – Get Free Report) and SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares EPAM Systems and SecureAlert’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EPAM Systems | 6.92% | 13.57% | 10.41% |
| SecureAlert | 1.80% | -33.67% | 10.00% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares EPAM Systems and SecureAlert”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EPAM Systems | $5.46 billion | 1.03 | $377.68 million | $6.73 | 15.90 |
| SecureAlert | $35.22 million | 0.24 | -$1.88 million | $0.05 | 14.00 |
EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than SecureAlert. SecureAlert is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SecureAlert has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EPAM Systems and SecureAlert, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EPAM Systems | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2.56 |
| SecureAlert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
EPAM Systems currently has a consensus price target of $184.79, indicating a potential upside of 72.67%. Given EPAM Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than SecureAlert.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of SecureAlert shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of EPAM Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of SecureAlert shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
EPAM Systems beats SecureAlert on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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, performance tuning, deployment, maintenance, and support services. It also provides operation solutions comprising integrated engineering practices and smart automation services. 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.
About SecureAlert
Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.
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