Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Is OTEX or DSG 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
Open Text	12.21%	15.83%	4.03%
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	7.51%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OTEX or DSG?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, OTEX or DSG?

Open Text has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer OTEX or DSG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OTEX or DSG?

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
Open Text	C$3.73B	1.95	C$455.93M	C$3.54	11.16
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	19.28	C$97.67M	C$2.28	62.61

Does the media favor OTEX or DSG?

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 3 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 0 mentions for Open Text. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Open Text's score of 0.00 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	Neutral
The Descartes Systems Group	Positive

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Open Text on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.