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Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

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C$202.52 +1.87 (+0.93%)
As of 06/30/2025 04:15 PM Eastern

KXS vs. DSG, OTEX, LWRK, LSPD, ENGH, ABST, DCBO, DND, BLN, and TCS

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), LifeWorks (LWRK), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Absolute Software (ABST), Docebo (DCBO), Dye & Durham (DND), Blackline Safety (BLN), and Tecsys (TCS). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Kinaxis vs. Its Competitors

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

Kinaxis has a consensus target price of C$205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.22%. Given Kinaxis' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kinaxis is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Kinaxis
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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

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
The Descartes Systems Group21.80% 10.65% 7.51%
Kinaxis 4.33%4.69%1.88%

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

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
The Descartes Systems GroupC$447.94M18.71C$97.67MC$2.2860.75
KinaxisC$335.79M12.13C$14.53MC$1.01201.00

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 1 more articles in the media than Kinaxis. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 2 mentions for Kinaxis. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Kinaxis' score of 0.23 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Kinaxis on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KXS vs. The Competition

MetricKinaxisSoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.07BC$5.41BC$27.42BC$6.15B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%2.94%6.72%
P/E Ratio201.0028.8135.8849.44
Price / Sales12.13328.562,034.651,104.40
Price / Cash18.4116.6337.9983.29
Price / Book13.769.277.014.72
Net IncomeC$14.53MC$64.18MC$762.33MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.09%1.42%2.26%1.02%
1 Month Performance2.74%2.70%5.60%4.24%
1 Year Performance25.14%10.45%52,132.57%26.29%

Kinaxis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KXS
Kinaxis
0.5181 of 5 stars
C$202.52
+0.9%
C$205.00
+1.2%
+28.4%C$4.07BC$335.79M201.00662
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
N/AC$138.40
+1.6%
N/A+4.4%C$8.38BC$447.94M60.7950,800
OTEX
Open Text
N/AC$38.12
-0.4%
N/A-3.1%C$7.03BC$3.73B10.7822,900
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
0.7452 of 5 stars
C$15.10
+1.1%
C$18.30
+21.2%
-14.5%C$1.64BC$740.40M-13.421,800
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
2.1191 of 5 stars
C$22.64
-0.7%
C$26.83
+18.5%
-22.5%C$1.26BC$504.55M15.531,882Negative News
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
DCBO
Docebo
1.5338 of 5 stars
C$36.74
+2.0%
C$60.67
+65.1%
-25.3%C$785.08MC$147.27M43.67730Positive News
DND
Dye & Durham
3.7341 of 5 stars
C$9.33
-3.8%
C$18.42
+97.4%
-22.1%C$649.72MC$476.15M-3.811,400
BLN
Blackline Safety
N/AC$7.34
+1.1%
C$7.71
+5.0%
-19.3%C$618.92MC$140.79M-44.67496Gap Down
TCS
Tecsys
0.8308 of 5 stars
C$41.11
-0.2%
C$47.67
+15.9%
+10.5%C$606.13MC$171.75M236.145,200Trending News
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