Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media prefer OTEX or BIDU?

In the previous week, Open Text had 12 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Open Text and 14 mentions for Baidu. Baidu's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Open Text's score of 0.73 indicating that Baidu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baidu	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer OTEX or BIDU?

Open Text presently has a consensus target price of $32.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.87%. Baidu has a consensus target price of $105.09, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Baidu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baidu is more favorable than Open Text.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Is OTEX or BIDU more profitable?

Baidu has a net margin of 19.45% compared to Open Text's net margin of 8.43%. Open Text's return on equity of 22.52% beat Baidu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Open Text	8.43%	22.52%	6.72%
Baidu	19.45%	8.35%	5.29%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OTEX or BIDU?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Open Text. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Open Text, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Open Text	$5.17B	1.56	$435.87M	$1.65	19.21
Baidu	$18.24B	1.70	$3.26B	$10.08	8.91

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OTEX or BIDU?

70.4% of Open Text shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Open Text shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, OTEX or BIDU?

Open Text has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Baidu beats Open Text on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.