CSU vs. SHOP, SAP, VDY, DH, BB, LSPD, DV, PD, DCBO, and ABST
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), Docebo (DCBO), and Absolute Software (ABST). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Constellation Software vs. Its Competitors
Shopify (TSE:SHOP) and Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.
Shopify currently has a consensus price target of C$157.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.86%. Constellation Software has a consensus price target of C$5,521.43, suggesting a potential upside of 21.35%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
Shopify has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, Shopify had 3 more articles in the media than Constellation Software. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Shopify and 1 mentions for Constellation Software. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Shopify's score of 0.25 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Shopify has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Software has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
70.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Constellation Software shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Shopify shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Constellation Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:CSU) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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