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. Its Competitors
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Constellation Software presently has a consensus target price of C$4,693.67, indicating a potential downside of 5.62%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$136.67, indicating a potential downside of 12.37%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
In the previous week, Shopify had 6 more articles in the media than Constellation Software. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Shopify and 5 mentions for Constellation Software. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Shopify's score of 0.11 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Constellation Software has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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