SHOP vs. CSU, GIB.A, DSG, OTEX, KXS, LSPD, ENGH, DCBO, DND, and CMG
Should you be buying Shopify stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shopify include Constellation Software (CSU), CGI (GIB.A), The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Open Text (OTEX), Kinaxis (KXS), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Dye & Durham (DND), and Computer Modelling Group (CMG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) and Shopify (TSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Constellation Software received 423 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.16% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Constellation Software an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Constellation Software had 15 more articles in the media than Shopify. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Constellation Software and 3 mentions for Shopify. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Constellation Software's score of -0.04 indicating that Constellation Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
41.2% of Constellation Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Constellation Software has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Constellation Software has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Constellation Software's net margin of -2.82%. Shopify's return on equity of 9.53% beat Constellation Software's return on equity.
Constellation Software has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. 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.
Constellation Software currently has a consensus price target of C$4,008.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.48%. Shopify has a consensus price target of C$89.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.08%. Given Constellation Software's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shopify is more favorable than Constellation Software.
Summary
Constellation Software beats Shopify on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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