Enghouse Systems (ENGH) Competitors

Enghouse Systems (TSE:ENGH) and Kinaxis (TSE:KXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kinaxis. Enghouse Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinaxis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enghouse Systems	C$505.02M	2.45	C$81.66M	C$1.42	15.80
Kinaxis	C$514.67M	10.33	C$14.53M	C$0.86	218.74

Which has more volatility & risk, ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems has a beta of 0.012682, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinaxis has a beta of 1.013151, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ENGH or KXS?

36.6% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ENGH or KXS?

In the previous week, Enghouse Systems and Enghouse Systems both had 1 articles in the media. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Enghouse Systems' score of 0.55 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enghouse Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinaxis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems currently has a consensus target price of C$26.83, suggesting a potential upside of 19.58%. Kinaxis has a consensus target price of C$216.43, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enghouse Systems is more favorable than Kinaxis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enghouse Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kinaxis	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is ENGH or KXS more profitable?

Enghouse Systems has a net margin of 16.18% compared to Kinaxis' net margin of 4.33%. Enghouse Systems' return on equity of 14.08% beat Kinaxis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enghouse Systems	16.18%	14.08%	7.51%
Kinaxis	4.33%	4.69%	1.88%

Summary

Kinaxis beats Enghouse Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.