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Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

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C$185.13 +0.15 (+0.08%)
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KXS vs. DSG, OTEX, LSPD, LWRK, DCBO, ENGH, ABST, DND, BLN, and CMG

Should you be buying Kinaxis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinaxis include The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Open Text (OTEX), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), LifeWorks (LWRK), Docebo (DCBO), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Absolute Software (ABST), Dye & Durham (DND), Blackline Safety (BLN), and Computer Modelling Group (CMG). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Kinaxis vs. Its Competitors

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

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
Kinaxis4.33% 4.69% 1.88%
The Descartes Systems Group 21.80%10.65%7.51%

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 1 more articles in the media than Kinaxis. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 1 mentions for Kinaxis. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Kinaxis has a beta of 0.931366, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.568107, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Kinaxis presently has a consensus target price of C$216.43, indicating a potential upside of 16.91%. Given Kinaxis' higher possible upside, equities 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
The Descartes Systems Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KinaxisC$514.67M10.17C$14.53MC$0.86215.27
The Descartes Systems GroupC$684.78M17.66C$97.67MC$1.6983.28

51.5% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Kinaxis on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KXS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KXS vs. The Competition

MetricKinaxisSoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$5.23BC$7.28BC$31.88BC$9.42B
Dividend YieldN/A3.78%3.16%6.50%
P/E Ratio215.271,247.58452.0925.80
Price / Sales10.17255.831,909.129.44
Price / Cash18.4117.2437.2083.29
Price / Book12.5811.157.535.54
Net IncomeC$14.53MC$49.83MC$809.77MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.06%0.01%3.60%0.73%
1 Month Performance-6.79%1.71%7.86%8.28%
1 Year Performance18.14%9.07%24,184.09%37.09%

Kinaxis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KXS
Kinaxis
2.5439 of 5 stars
C$185.13
+0.1%
C$216.43
+16.9%
+20.7%C$5.23BC$514.67M215.27662Positive News
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
N/AC$148.44
+0.1%
N/A+2.2%C$12.76BC$684.78M87.8350,800
OTEX
Open Text
N/AC$47.13
+1.0%
N/A+16.9%C$11.99BC$5.17B28.5622,900
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
0.4802 of 5 stars
C$16.80
+0.4%
C$18.60
+10.7%
-2.6%C$2.27BC$1.12B-3.771,800News Coverage
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
DCBO
Docebo
2.0608 of 5 stars
C$43.97
+0.4%
C$62.33
+41.8%
-28.8%C$1.26BC$230.50M63.72730
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
2.1117 of 5 stars
C$20.98
+0.3%
C$26.00
+23.9%
N/AC$1.16BC$500.10M15.431,882
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
DND
Dye & Durham
2.4686 of 5 stars
C$10.89
-1.9%
C$17.92
+64.5%
-39.6%C$731.81MC$469.07M-4.461,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
BLN
Blackline Safety
2.5357 of 5 stars
C$6.97
-2.2%
C$7.71
+10.6%
+30.1%C$604.22MC$143.00M-77.44496Positive News
CMG
Computer Modelling Group
1.7833 of 5 stars
C$6.28
-2.2%
C$12.83
+104.4%
-46.1%C$518.65MC$128.56M24.15105,000News Coverage

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This page (TSE:KXS) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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