Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$5.17B	2.27	C$455.93M	C$1.65	27.48
The Descartes Systems Group	C$668.39M	17.43	C$97.67M	C$1.65	82.30

Does the media refer more to OTEX or DSG?

In the previous week, Open Text and Open Text both had 1 articles in the media. Open Text's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Open Text is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, OTEX or DSG?

Open Text has a beta of 0.935743, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.608958, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend 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

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

57.2% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Open Text shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Open Text on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.