CSU vs. SHOP, SAP, VDY, BB, DH, LSPD, DCBO, PD, ABST, and U
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), BlackBerry (BB), DH (DH), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Docebo (DCBO), Precision Drilling (PD), Absolute Software (ABST), and Uranium Participation (U). 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 1 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Constellation Software and 0 mentions for Shopify. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Shopify's score of 0.00 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Shopify has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Constellation Software. Constellation Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Shopify currently has a consensus target price of C$157.50, indicating a potential downside of 32.55%. Constellation Software has a consensus target price of C$5,450.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.19%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
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.
58.6% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Shopify has a beta of 2.974136, suggesting that its share price is 197% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Software has a beta of 0.564584, suggesting that its share price is 44% less 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
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:CSU) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
