CSU vs. SHOP, GIB.A, OTEX, DSG, KXS, LSPD, ENGH, DCBO, 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), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Dye & Durham (DND), and Computer Modelling Group (CMG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
41.2% of Constellation Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Constellation Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Constellation Software presently has a consensus target price of C$4,008.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.48%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$89.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.08%. Given Shopify's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shopify is more favorable than Constellation Software.
Constellation Software has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Shopify's net margin of -2.82%. Constellation Software's return on equity of 9.53% beat Shopify's return on equity.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 16 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Constellation Software and 3 mentions for Shopify. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Shopify's score of -0.04 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Constellation Software has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Constellation Software received 423 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.16% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Constellation Software an outperform vote.
Constellation Software has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. Shopify is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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