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.
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Constellation Software has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Shopify's net margin of 1.87%. Constellation Software's return on equity of 3.18% beat Shopify's return on equity.
Constellation Software presently has a consensus price target of C$3,966.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Shopify has a consensus price target of C$89.25, suggesting a potential downside of 8.43%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
40.8% of Constellation Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Constellation Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 2 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Constellation Software and 4 mentions for Shopify. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Shopify's score of -0.01 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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