DATA Communications Management (DCM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DATA Communications Management Corp is a communication solutions partner that adds value for major companies across North America by creating more meaningful connections with their customers. It pairs customer insights and thought leadership with cutting-edge products, modular enabling technology and services to power its clients' go-to market strategies. The company helps its clients manage how their brands come to life, determine which channels are right for them, manage multimedia campaigns, deploy location-specific and 1:1 marketing, execute custom loyalty programs, and fulfill their commercial printing needs all in one place.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$1.29 to C$1.33
• 50-Day Range: C$1.31 to C$1.57
• 52-Week Range: C$1.25 to C$3.00
• Volume: 151,100 shs
• Average Volume: 41,515 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$72.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.91
• Dividend Yield: 3.82%
• Price Target: C$7.38
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

DATA Communications Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DATA Communications Management scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Upside Potential

DATA Communications Management has a consensus price target of C$7.38, representing about 463.0% upside from its current price of C$1.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DATA Communications Management has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DATA Communications Management is 11.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DATA Communications Management is 11.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 296.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DATA Communications Management has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DCM.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

DATA Communications Management is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DATA Communications Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DATA Communications Management is 45.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DCM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

DATA Communications Management has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for DATA Communications Management this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DATA Communications Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.41% of the stock of DATA Communications Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 5.78% of the stock of DATA Communications Management is held by institutions.

DCM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DCM shares performed this year?

DATA Communications Management's stock was trading at C$2.09 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DCM stock has decreased by 37.3% and is now trading at C$1.31.

How do I buy shares of DATA Communications Management?

Shares of DCM stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of DATA Communications Management own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DATA Communications Management investors own include Air Canada (AC), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Bank of America (BAC), CES Energy Solutions (CEU), Enbridge (ENB), Manulife Financial (MFC) and Suncor Energy (SU).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:DCM
• Previous Symbol: TSE:DGI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.datacm.com
• Phone: 905-791-3151
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for DATA Communications Management: C$7.38
• High Price Target: C$11.00
• Low Price Target: C$3.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +463.0%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 4.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -C$3.54 million
• Net Margins: -0.71%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -9.60%
• Return on Assets: 6.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 631.45
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$462.42 million
• Price / Sales: 0.16
• Cash Flow: C$0.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.95
• Book Value: C$0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,321,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$72.47 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.17