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C$168.45 -7.34 (-4.18%)
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SHOP vs. CSU, SAP, VDY, DH, BB, LSPD, DV, PD, DCBO, and ABST

Should you be buying Shopify stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shopify include Constellation Software (CSU), Saputo (SAP), Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY), DH (DH), BlackBerry (BB), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Precision Drilling (PD), Docebo (DCBO), and Absolute Software (ABST). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Shopify vs. Its Competitors

Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Constellation Software's net margin of 6.57%. Constellation Software's return on equity of 27.34% beat Shopify's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Constellation Software6.57% 27.34% 7.87%
Shopify 22.74%20.32%5.63%

In the previous week, Shopify had 3 more articles in the media than Constellation Software. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shopify and 2 mentions for Constellation Software. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Shopify's score of 0.26 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Constellation Software
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Shopify
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

42.0% of Constellation Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Constellation Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Constellation Software currently has a consensus target price of C$4,693.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.23%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$136.67, suggesting a potential downside of 18.87%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Constellation Software is more favorable than Shopify.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Constellation Software
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Shopify
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Constellation Software has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Shopify has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation Software. Shopify is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Constellation SoftwareC$6.91B10.61C$453.54MC$42.09115.25
ShopifyC$6.35B24.69C$1.44BC$2.2176.26

Summary

Constellation Software beats Shopify on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SHOP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SHOP vs. The Competition

MetricShopifySoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$156.88BC$6.58BC$28.37BC$6.27B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%3.06%6.72%
P/E Ratio76.2629.2433.7955.12
Price / Sales24.69297.291,759.141,151.78
Price / Cash13.5217.2234.3183.29
Price / Book18.9711.157.544.93
Net IncomeC$1.44BC$48.92MC$781.12MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance6.71%2.37%2.77%1.79%
1 Month Performance15.20%3.44%11.08%5.60%
1 Year Performance95.28%12.60%52,800.07%25.36%

Shopify Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHOP
Shopify
1.059 of 5 stars
C$168.45
-4.2%
C$136.67
-18.9%
+102.6%C$156.88BC$6.35B76.2611,600
CSU
Constellation Software
0.5015 of 5 stars
C$4,959.37
+1.5%
C$4,693.67
-5.4%
+16.6%C$74.95BC$6.91B117.8445,000
SAP
Saputo
0.8886 of 5 stars
C$27.57
flat
C$30.88
+12.0%
-9.3%C$11.62BC$18.74B-73.82112,000
VDY
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
N/AC$52.65
+0.2%
N/A+17.2%C$3.62BN/A0.00790News Coverage
DH
DH
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap Up
BB
BlackBerry
0.854 of 5 stars
C$5.52
flat
C$4.75
-13.9%
+60.1%C$2.29BC$424.99M-17.783,320
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
0.6075 of 5 stars
C$15.96
+1.7%
C$18.30
+14.7%
-4.9%C$1.74BC$740.40M-14.181,800News Coverage
DV
Dolly Varden Silver
0.4855 of 5 stars
C$5.29
+6.0%
C$1.60
-69.8%
+379.3%C$1.63BN/A-67.87800High Trading Volume
PD
Precision Drilling
3.5358 of 5 stars
C$68.16
-1.7%
C$93.00
+36.4%
-31.0%C$969.92MC$1.95B4.01950
DCBO
Docebo
1.4923 of 5 stars
C$39.72
+2.0%
C$60.67
+52.7%
-18.6%C$848.76MC$147.27M47.22730
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740

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This page (TSE:SHOP) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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