CMG vs. DND, TCS, ENGH, DCBO, LSPD, HPS.A, SFTC, ET, CTS, and TIXT
Should you be buying Computer Modelling Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Computer Modelling Group include Dye & Durham (DND), Tecsys (TCS), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Hammond Power Solutions (HPS.A), Softchoice (SFTC), Evertz Technologies (ET), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), and TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Dye & Durham (TSE:DND) and Computer Modelling Group (TSE:CMG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Computer Modelling Group received 163 more outperform votes than Dye & Durham when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.15% of users gave Computer Modelling Group an outperform vote while only 50.59% of users gave Dye & Durham an outperform vote.
46.0% of Dye & Durham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of Dye & Durham shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dye & Durham presently has a consensus price target of C$21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 45.48%. Computer Modelling Group has a consensus price target of C$10.83, suggesting a potential downside of 1.60%. Given Computer Modelling Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dye & Durham is more favorable than Computer Modelling Group.
Dye & Durham pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Computer Modelling Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dye & Durham pays out -2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Computer Modelling Group pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Computer Modelling Group has a net margin of 25.10% compared to Computer Modelling Group's net margin of -37.99%. Dye & Durham's return on equity of 42.70% beat Computer Modelling Group's return on equity.
Computer Modelling Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dye & Durham. Dye & Durham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Computer Modelling Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dye & Durham has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computer Modelling Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Computer Modelling Group had 4 more articles in the media than Dye & Durham. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Computer Modelling Group and 1 mentions for Dye & Durham. Computer Modelling Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Dye & Durham's score of 0.28 indicating that Dye & Durham is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Computer Modelling Group beats Dye & Durham on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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