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Shopify (SHOP) Competitors

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C$225.10 -4.42 (-1.93%)
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SHOP vs. CSU, SAP, VDY, BB, DH, LSPD, DCBO, PD, ABST, and U

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), BlackBerry (BB), DH (DH), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Docebo (DCBO), Precision Drilling (PD), Absolute Software (ABST), and Uranium Participation (U). 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Constellation Software has a beta of 0.564584, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.974136, indicating that its share price is 197% 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$10.74B7.57C$453.54MC$30.24126.90
ShopifyC$10.01B29.21C$1.44BC$1.80125.06

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%

Constellation Software currently has a consensus target price of C$5,450.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.02%. Shopify has a consensus target price of C$157.50, suggesting a potential downside of 30.03%. Given Constellation Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Shopify
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Shopify had 2 more articles in the media than Constellation Software. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Shopify and 7 mentions for Constellation Software. Constellation Software's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Shopify's score of 0.06 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Shopify
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

52.5% of Constellation Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Constellation Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Shopify shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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$292.55BC$7.54BC$33.20BC$9.68B
Dividend YieldN/A3.72%3.16%6.47%
P/E Ratio125.061,299.60495.3626.85
Price / Sales29.21250.762,035.1910.77
Price / Cash13.5217.3937.8883.29
Price / Book25.3510.717.535.77
Net IncomeC$1.44BC$49.83MC$819.01MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance8.87%0.28%2.27%2.46%
1 Month Performance10.70%-0.68%11.13%7.79%
1 Year Performance104.28%5.51%24,144.38%55.73%

Shopify Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SHOP
Shopify
1.3867 of 5 stars
C$225.10
-1.9%
C$157.50
-30.0%
+105.1%C$292.55BC$10.01B125.0611,600
CSU
Constellation Software
3.9359 of 5 stars
C$3,766.74
+2.9%
C$5,450.00
+44.7%
-10.5%C$77.56BC$10.74B124.5645,000Positive News
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
SAP
Saputo
2.6216 of 5 stars
C$33.76
+1.2%
C$34.63
+2.6%
+18.3%C$13.91BC$19.09B-99.29112,000
VDY
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
N/AC$57.86
+0.1%
N/A+20.0%C$4.75BN/A0.00790News Coverage
BB
BlackBerry
1.3663 of 5 stars
C$6.95
+0.9%
C$4.75
-31.7%
+106.8%C$4.07BC$536.60M123.943,320Positive News
DH
DH
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap Up
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
0.7945 of 5 stars
C$16.59
+3.1%
C$18.60
+12.1%
-23.8%C$2.18BC$1.12B-3.721,800
DCBO
Docebo
2.4079 of 5 stars
C$38.64
-0.4%
C$62.33
+61.3%
-34.3%C$1.11BC$230.50M56.00730
PD
Precision Drilling
2.9479 of 5 stars
C$79.21
-3.8%
C$95.14
+20.1%
N/AC$1.08BC$1.85B11.13950News Coverage
Analyst Revision
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
U
Uranium Participation
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$768.65M-C$147.48M-4.437,700News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (TSE:SHOP) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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