Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": Seven brokerages covering Constellation Software report an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" (five buys, two holds) with a 12‑month average price target of C$4,128.75 versus the recent share price of C$2,441.95, implying notable upside.
• Analysts cutting targets but valuation stays high: Several firms (Raymond James, UBS, CIBC, RBC) have trimmed price targets while TD raised its target to C$4,100; the stock trades in a 52‑week range of C$2,196–C$5,300, has a market cap of C$51.75B and a P/E of 101.12.

Shares of Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$4,128.75.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on CSU shares. Raymond James Financial reduced their target price on Constellation Software from C$4,300.00 to C$3,700.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,250.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,610.00 to C$4,080.00 in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Constellation Software from C$5,600.00 to C$4,800.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,000.00 to C$4,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th.

Constellation Software Price Performance

TSE:CSU opened at C$2,441.95 on Friday. Constellation Software has a 52 week low of C$2,196.00 and a 52 week high of C$5,300.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 161.87. The company has a market capitalization of C$51.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.39. The stock's fifty day moving average is C$2,533.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$2,944.87.

Constellation Software (TSE:CSU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported C$7.12 EPS for the quarter. Constellation Software had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 4.40%.The company had revenue of C$4.19 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Constellation Software will post 55.4616354 EPS for the current year.

Constellation Software Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th were paid a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 27th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Constellation Software's payout ratio is presently 16.56%.

Constellation Software Company Profile

Constellation Software is an international provider of market-leading software and services to a number of industries. Our mission is to acquire, manage and build market-leading software businesses that develop specialized, mission-critical software solutions to address the specific needs of our particular industries. Our company was founded in 1995 to assemble a portfolio of vertical market software companies that have the potential to be leaders in their particular market. Since then, we have grown rapidly through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, and established a strong constellation of companies with a large, diverse customer base.

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