Head-To-Head Survey: FDM Group (OTCMKTS:FDDMF) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY)

FDM Group (OTCMKTS:FDDMF) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for FDM Group and Infosys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FDM Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Infosys	2	8	0	0	1.80

Infosys has a consensus price target of $11.63, indicating a potential downside of 7.14%. Given Infosys’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Infosys is more favorable than FDM Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.2% of Infosys shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Infosys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FDM Group and Infosys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FDM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Infosys	16.38%	33.91%	20.54%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FDM Group and Infosys”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FDM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Infosys	$20.16 billion	2.51	$3.31 billion	$0.81	15.46

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than FDM Group.

Summary

Infosys beats FDM Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FDM Group

FDM Group (Holdings) plc provides information technology (IT) services in the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It is involved in recruiting, training, and deploying its IT and business consultants to clients. The company was formerly known as Astra Topco Limited and changed its name to FDM Group (Holdings) plc. FDM Group (Holdings) plc was founded in 1991 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Infosys

Infosys Ltd. is a digital services and consulting company, which engages in the provision of end-to-end business solutions. It operates through the following segments: Financial Services, Retail, Communication, Energy, Utilities, Resources, and Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Life Sciences, and All Other. The company was founded by Dinesh Krishnan Swamy, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Narayana Ramarao Nagavara Murthy, Raghavan N. S., Ashok Arora, Nandan M. Nilekani, and S. D. Shibulal on July 2, 1981 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.