Comparing Ability (OTCMKTS:ABILF) & EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM)

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Ability (OTCMKTS:ABILF) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EPAM Systems and Ability”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EPAM Systems	$5.46 billion	0.89	$377.68 million	$6.97	13.33
Ability	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Ability.

Risk & Volatility

EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ability has a beta of -443.76, meaning that its stock price is 44,476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for EPAM Systems and Ability, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EPAM Systems	1	6	7	0	2.43
Ability	0	0	0	0	0.00

EPAM Systems presently has a consensus price target of $155.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.36%. Given EPAM Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe EPAM Systems is more favorable than Ability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of EPAM Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of Ability shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares EPAM Systems and Ability’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EPAM Systems	6.96%	14.71%	11.14%
Ability	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Ability on 9 of the 10 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 Ability

Ability Inc. provides systems for off-air cellular and satellite interception, and geolocation worldwide. The company engages in the interception of cellular and satellite communication networks for surveillance, border security, anti-terror, anti-crime, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, target tracking, airport security, and tracking suspicious people for use by the ministries of defense, national agencies, secret services and security officers, federal police forces and presidential police, homeland security organizations, border control forces, integrators, anti-drug organizations and law enforcement units, and ministries of interior and justice, as well as armies, navies, and air forces. It also provides tactical and strategic interception systems for Thuraya, Iridium, and IsatPhone Pro that intercepts voice calls, SMS, data traffic, call related information, and detecting location of satellite phones; and systems to intercept VSAT, DCME, and other satellite links. In addition, the company offers cellular interception systems, which include Unlimited Interceptor, a geolocation system that detects the location of phones participating in intercepted conversations; GoDown, a system in cellular phones to change operational mode and operates as a selective jammer for prison-related projects; and In-Between Interception System that supports GSM, UMTS, and LTE networks. Further, it provides various IMSI catcher configurations and CDMA interception systems. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.