GIB.A vs. DSG, OTEX, CLS, CSU, SHOP, SFTC, CTS, ALYA, KXS, and LSPD
Should you be buying CGI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CGI include The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Open Text (OTEX), Celestica (CLS), Constellation Software (CSU), Shopify (SHOP), Softchoice (SFTC), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Alithya Group (ALYA), Kinaxis (KXS), and Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
The Descartes Systems Group (TSE:DSG) and CGI (TSE:GIB.A) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 20.23% compared to The Descartes Systems Group's net margin of 11.37%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 19.51% beat CGI's return on equity.
In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 1 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 5 mentions for CGI. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat CGI's score of 0.08 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CGI received 278 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.89% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.
CGI has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Descartes Systems Group currently has a consensus price target of C$89.67, indicating a potential downside of 33.71%. CGI has a consensus price target of C$161.27, indicating a potential upside of 14.76%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.
The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
86.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CGI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CGI beats The Descartes Systems Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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