CMG vs. DND, TCS, SYZ, ENGH, DCBO, LSPD, SFTC, ET, CTS, and VCM
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), Sylogist (SYZ), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Softchoice (SFTC), Evertz Technologies (ET), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), and Vecima Networks (VCM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Computer Modelling Group (TSE:CMG) and Dye & Durham (TSE:DND) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Computer Modelling Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Dye & Durham pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Computer Modelling Group pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dye & Durham pays out -2.7% 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.
60.0% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dye & Durham shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Computer Modelling Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Dye & Durham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, Computer Modelling Group and Computer Modelling Group both had 4 articles in the media. Computer Modelling Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Dye & Durham's score of 0.00 indicating that Computer Modelling Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Computer Modelling Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Computer Modelling Group currently has a consensus price target of C$10.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.37%. Dye & Durham has a consensus price target of C$21.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.16%. Given Dye & Durham's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dye & Durham is more favorable than Computer Modelling Group.
Computer Modelling Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dye & Durham has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Computer Modelling Group has a net margin of 25.10% compared to Dye & Durham's net margin of -37.99%. Computer Modelling Group's return on equity of 42.70% beat Dye & Durham's return on equity.
Summary
Computer Modelling Group beats Dye & Durham on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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