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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has stronger 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	1.97	C$455.93M	C$3.54	11.25
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	18.71	C$97.67M	C$2.28	60.75

Which has more risk and volatility, OTEX or DSG?

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

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%

Does the media prefer 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 0.92 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

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

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

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

Summary

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