Enghouse Systems (ENGH) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinaxis has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems has higher revenue and earnings 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$504.55M	2.76	C$81.66M	C$1.46	17.18
Kinaxis	C$335.79M	11.15	C$14.53M	C$1.01	184.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENGH or KXS?

Kinaxis received 132 more outperform votes than Enghouse Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Enghouse Systems an outperform vote while only 63.26% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enghouse Systems	Outperform Votes 345 71.43%	Underperform Votes 138 28.57%
Kinaxis	Outperform Votes 477 63.26%	Underperform Votes 277 36.74%

Do analysts prefer ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems presently has a consensus price target of C$1,120.00, indicating a potential upside of 4,371.06%. Kinaxis has a consensus price target of C$195.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kinaxis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to ENGH or KXS?

In the previous week, Kinaxis had 2 more articles in the media than Enghouse Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kinaxis and 0 mentions for Enghouse Systems. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Enghouse Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enghouse Systems	Neutral
Kinaxis	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ENGH or KXS?

40.7% of Enghouse Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Kinaxis shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Enghouse Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Enghouse Systems and Kinaxis tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.