Contrasting Draganfly (NASDAQ:DPRO) & Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Draganfly (NASDAQ:DPRO) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Draganfly and Cognizant Technology Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Draganfly	-243.20%	-71.81%	-58.36%
Cognizant Technology Solutions	10.20%	17.00%	12.61%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Draganfly and Cognizant Technology Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Draganfly	$4.79 million	7.83	-$10.13 million	($1.85)	-3.74
Cognizant Technology Solutions	$19.74 billion	2.03	$2.24 billion	$4.31	19.26

Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Draganfly. Draganfly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognizant Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Draganfly has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Draganfly and Cognizant Technology Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Draganfly	0	0	2	1	3.33
Cognizant Technology Solutions	0	12	7	0	2.37

Draganfly currently has a consensus price target of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 126.72%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $85.44, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. Given Draganfly’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Draganfly is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.4% of Draganfly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Draganfly on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Draganfly

Draganfly Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells cutting-edge unmanned and remote data collection and analysis platforms and systems in the United States and Canada. The company offers quadcopters, fixed-wing aircraft, ground-based robots, handheld controllers, and flight training, as well as software used for tracking, live streaming, and data collection. It also operates a health/telehealth platform that is a set of technologies that remotely detect various biometrics, such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure. In addition, the company provides sanitary spraying services to indoor and outdoor public gathering spaces, including sport stadiums and fields, and custom engineering, training, consulting, flight, and geographic information systems data services. It serves public safety, agriculture, industrial inspections, and mapping and surveying markets. Draganfly Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

About Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It offers solution to manufacturers, automakers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, business process improvement, technology modernization, and the creation of unified and compelling user experience services to communications, media and entertainment, education, and information services and technology companies. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.