Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DSG or OTEX?

Open Text has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. Open Text is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, 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
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	18.56	C$97.67M	C$2.28	60.27
Open Text	C$3.73B	2.07	C$455.93M	C$3.54	11.85

Do analysts recommend DSG or OTEX?

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
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, DSG or OTEX?

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, Open Text has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DSG or OTEX more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Open Text's net margin of 12.21%. Open Text's return on equity of 15.83% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	7.51%
Open Text	12.21%	15.83%	4.03%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DSG or OTEX?

87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Open Text shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DSG or OTEX?

In the previous week, Open Text had 9 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Open Text and 2 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. Open Text's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Open Text is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Open Text beats The Descartes Systems Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.