CSU vs. SHOP, GIB.A, OTEX, DSG, KXS, LSPD, DCBO, ENGH, DND, and CMG
Should you be buying Constellation Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Constellation Software include Shopify (SHOP), CGI (GIB.A), Open Text (OTEX), The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Kinaxis (KXS), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Docebo (DCBO), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Dye & Durham (DND), and Computer Modelling Group (CMG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Shopify (TSE:SHOP) and Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
70.8% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Constellation Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Shopify shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Constellation Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 2 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Constellation Software and 3 mentions for Shopify. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Constellation Software's score of -0.01 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Constellation Software has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. Constellation Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Constellation Software received 422 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.16% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave Constellation Software an outperform vote.
Constellation Software has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Constellation Software's net margin of 1.87%. Shopify's return on equity of 3.18% beat Constellation Software's return on equity.
Shopify has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Software has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Shopify currently has a consensus price target of C$89.25, suggesting a potential downside of 8.43%. Constellation Software has a consensus price target of C$3,966.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Shopify's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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