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NASDAQ:DSGX

The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX) Competitors

$72.08
+0.25 (+0.35%)
(As of 09/25/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$71.44
$72.32
50-Day Range
$70.86
$80.86
52-Week Range
$62.12
$82.02
Volume
84,581 shs
Average Volume
129,227 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.13 billion
P/E Ratio
55.02
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$85.00

DSGX vs. APPF, ZI, NEWR, FRSH, CYBR, WK, SMAR, MNDY, QLYS, and TENB

Should you be buying The Descartes Systems Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Descartes Systems Group include AppFolio (APPF), ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI), New Relic (NEWR), Freshworks (FRSH), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Workiva (WK), Smartsheet (SMAR), monday.com (MNDY), Qualys (QLYS), and Tenable (TENB). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

The Descartes Systems Group vs.

The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

The Descartes Systems Group has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. AppFolio 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Descartes Systems Group$486.01M12.63$102.24M$1.3155.05
AppFolio$471.88M13.70-$68.12M-$2.20-82.43

The Descartes Systems Group currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. AppFolio has a consensus price target of $213.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than AppFolio.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, AppFolio had 7 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AppFolio and 0 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. AppFolio's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.00 indicating that AppFolio is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Descartes Systems Group Neutral
AppFolio Neutral

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.60% compared to AppFolio's net margin of -14.63%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 10.22% beat AppFolio's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Descartes Systems Group21.60% 10.22% 8.49%
AppFolio -14.63%-31.03%-20.93%

76.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

The Descartes Systems Group received 202 more outperform votes than AppFolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave AppFolio an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
472
65.28%
Underperform Votes
251
34.72%
AppFolioOutperform Votes
270
55.56%
Underperform Votes
216
44.44%

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats AppFolio on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DSGX vs. The Competition

MetricThe Descartes Systems GroupPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.14B$17.93B$15.19B$6.28B
Dividend YieldN/A2.79%2.50%9.76%
P/E Ratio55.0520.84238.5011.27
Price / Sales12.636.67539.8055.85
Price / Cash36.3457.9526.5222.67
Price / Book5.5614.169.014.74
Net Income$102.24M$281.44M$542.84M$185.34M
7 Day Performance-4.60%1.28%1.11%1.76%
1 Month Performance-1.98%-1.18%-0.13%-0.58%
1 Year Performance15.90%11.29%4.87%5.91%

The Descartes Systems Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APPF
AppFolio
2.1616 of 5 stars
$180.18
+0.3%
$213.00
+18.2%
+79.2%$6.42B$471.88M-81.901,785
ZI
ZoomInfo Technologies
3.0456 of 5 stars
$16.53
-2.9%
$29.14
+76.3%
-60.4%$6.64B$1.10B55.103,540
NEWR
New Relic
2.1748 of 5 stars
$85.40
+0.0%
$81.47
-4.6%
+57.2%$6.00B$925.63M-34.862,663
FRSH
Freshworks
2.1756 of 5 stars
$19.98
+0.5%
$24.14
+20.8%
+46.0%$5.87B$498M-30.275,400
CYBR
CyberArk Software
2.172 of 5 stars
$166.61
-2.5%
$184.22
+10.6%
+14.7%$6.84B$591.71M-59.292,768
WK
Workiva
1.8179 of 5 stars
$107.13
-1.9%
$109.75
+2.4%
+61.4%$5.75B$537.88M-51.752,447
SMAR
Smartsheet
2.8431 of 5 stars
$41.51
0.0%
$51.64
+24.4%
+21.0%$5.61B$766.91M-37.063,191Analyst Report
Positive News
MNDY
monday.com
2.4565 of 5 stars
$160.08
-1.2%
$196.56
+22.8%
+31.5%$7.07B$519.03M-160.081,549Positive News
QLYS
Qualys
1.8662 of 5 stars
$151.26
flat
$138.41
-8.5%
+8.3%$5.55B$489.72M47.721,062Insider Selling
TENB
Tenable
2.529 of 5 stars
$46.13
-1.5%
$52.20
+13.2%
+31.6%$5.33B$683.19M-64.071,900Insider Selling

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