CSU vs. SHOP, SAP, VDY, DH, BB, LSPD, DV, PD, ABST, and DCBO
Should you be buying Constellation Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Constellation Software include Shopify (SHOP), Saputo (SAP), Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY), DH (DH), BlackBerry (BB), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Precision Drilling (PD), Absolute Software (ABST), and Docebo (DCBO). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Constellation Software vs.
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 risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 4 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Constellation Software and 7 mentions for Shopify. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Shopify's score of 0.15 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
42.0% of Constellation Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Constellation Software's net margin of 6.57%. Constellation Software's return on equity of 27.34% beat Shopify's return on equity.
Constellation Software has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Shopify has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation Software. Shopify is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Constellation Software received 430 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.40% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 63.30% of users gave Constellation Software an outperform vote.
Constellation Software currently has a consensus target price of C$4,500.95, indicating a potential downside of 7.78%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$136.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.63%. Given Shopify's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shopify is more favorable than Constellation Software.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CSU) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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