Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

Kinaxis (TSE:KXS) and The Descartes Systems Group (TSE:DSG) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KXS or DSG?

The Descartes Systems Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kinaxis. The Descartes Systems Group 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
Kinaxis	C$335.79M	11.77	C$14.53M	C$1.01	194.99
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	18.52	C$97.67M	C$2.28	60.17

Which has more volatility and risk, KXS or DSG?

Kinaxis has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KXS or DSG?

55.5% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KXS or DSG more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Kinaxis' net margin of 4.33%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 10.65% beat Kinaxis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinaxis	4.33%	4.69%	1.88%
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	7.51%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KXS or DSG?

Kinaxis received 104 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.09% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 62.85% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kinaxis	Outperform Votes 477 62.85%	Underperform Votes 282 37.15%
The Descartes Systems Group	Outperform Votes 373 64.09%	Underperform Votes 209 35.91%

Does the media refer more to KXS or DSG?

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 11 more articles in the media than Kinaxis. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 3 mentions for Kinaxis. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of -0.14 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinaxis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Descartes Systems Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer KXS or DSG?

Kinaxis currently has a consensus target price of C$205.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Kinaxis' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kinaxis is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinaxis	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Kinaxis on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.