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
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) 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 community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, Shopify had 12 more articles in the media than Constellation Software. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Shopify and 0 mentions for Constellation Software. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Shopify's score of 0.00 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Constellation Software received 432 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.40% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 63.31% of users gave Constellation Software an outperform vote.
42.0% of Constellation Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Constellation Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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.
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.
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 presently has a consensus target price of C$4,693.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.41%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$136.67, indicating a potential downside of 13.16%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.
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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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