Amdocs (DOX) to Support PLDT & Smart in IT Modernization Journey
Amdocs Limited DOX recently announced that Philippines-based PLDT Inc. and its mobile unit subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc., have selected it to accelerate their cloud modernization on Amazon’s AMZN AWS (“Amazon Web Services”).
Through modernizing its IT infrastructure, PLDT intends to improve business agility and respond faster to market dynamics, drive innovations and provide an enhanced connected customer experience.
Per the latest multi-year collaboration agreement, Amdocs will seamlessly migrate the select business-critical systems and applications of PLDT and Smart to AWS. The company will use its new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cloud operations platform to provide cloud strategy, planning consultancy, and cloud security and operations services.
Amdocs Limited Price and Consensus
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The migration of critical systems and applications to AWS will help PLDT and Smart optimize and scale infrastructure performance and resources as needed. Additionally, the Philippines-based company and its subsidiary will benefit from the elasticity, agility, automation and performance of Amazon’s AWS cloud. The latest agreement also allows PLDT and Smart to use AWS’ breadth and depth of cloud services to build applications and manage their infrastructure.
Amdocs continues to expand its global client base by signing long-term contracts and collaborating with major telecom industry players worldwide. The company ended the third quarter of fiscal 2023 with a 12-month backlog of $4.14 billion, up $30 million sequentially and $190 million year over year.
Currently, Amdocs' growth momentum is anticipated to continue due to its initiatives aimed at aiding digital, media, and network and cloud transformations of its clients. Our estimate for Amdocs’ top line suggests a CAGR of 7.2% over the next three fiscal years.
However, the company is highly susceptible to foreign currency exchange rate risks. It expects foreign exchange fluctuations to continue affecting top-line performance in the near term. Economic and political uncertainty remains an overhang on Amdocs’ financials.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Amdocs currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), while Amazon sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Shares of DOX have declined 4.7% year to date (YTD), while AMZN stock has surged 66.7%.
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