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Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

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C$195.99 -3.43 (-1.72%)
As of 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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

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), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Dye & Durham (DND), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), and Blackline Safety (BLN). 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

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$447.94M18.70C$97.67MC$2.2860.74
KinaxisC$335.79M11.74C$14.53MC$1.01194.52

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%

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

Kinaxis has a consensus price target of C$205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Kinaxis' higher probable 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

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

In the previous week, Kinaxis had 2 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kinaxis and 0 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Descartes Systems Group Neutral
Kinaxis Neutral

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Kinaxis on 10 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$3.94BC$5.38BC$27.63BC$6.20B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%3.12%6.72%
P/E Ratio194.5228.5236.9350.47
Price / Sales11.74298.251,876.631,211.67
Price / Cash18.4117.2437.5583.29
Price / Book13.329.317.284.70
Net IncomeC$14.53MC$62.58MC$767.99MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-2.53%-1.11%-0.26%1.05%
1 Month Performance-2.31%2.19%6.06%4.15%
1 Year Performance23.62%7.65%52,479.79%25.91%

Kinaxis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KXS
Kinaxis
0.3152 of 5 stars
C$195.99
-1.7%
C$205.00
+4.6%
+23.6%C$3.94BC$335.79M194.52662News Coverage
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
N/AC$139.84
-0.3%
N/A+0.4%C$8.47BC$447.94M61.4250,800
OTEX
Open Text
N/AC$40.77
0.0%
N/A-10.8%C$7.52BC$3.73B11.5322,900News Coverage
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
1.2128 of 5 stars
C$15.90
+0.2%
C$18.30
+15.1%
-17.0%C$1.73BC$740.40M-14.131,800
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
1.743 of 5 stars
C$23.43
-0.6%
C$26.83
+14.5%
-27.3%C$1.30BC$504.55M16.071,882News Coverage
DCBO
Docebo
1.0898 of 5 stars
C$39.60
-0.1%
C$60.67
+53.2%
-25.4%C$846.20MC$147.27M47.07730
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
DND
Dye & Durham
3.4367 of 5 stars
C$10.97
+10.4%
C$18.42
+67.9%
-26.1%C$763.93MC$476.15M-4.481,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CMG
Computer Modelling Group
3.1072 of 5 stars
C$7.52
+0.1%
C$13.14
+74.8%
-47.8%C$606.75MC$124.85M24.80105,000
BLN
Blackline Safety
0.575 of 5 stars
C$7.10
-0.1%
C$7.71
+8.6%
-21.4%C$598.68MC$140.79M-43.21496Positive News

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This page (TSE:KXS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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