Brokerages Set Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) Target Price at C$4,875.00

Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$4,875.00.

Several equities analysts have commented on CSU shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$4,900.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,000.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,800.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,250.00 to C$4,550.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th.

Constellation Software Trading Up 1.4 %

TSE CSU traded up C$60.34 during trading on Monday, hitting C$4,401.16. The stock had a trading volume of 24,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,417. Constellation Software has a one year low of C$3,533.69 and a one year high of C$4,879.19. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$4,518.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$4,349.70. The stock has a market capitalization of C$93.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 103.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 151.81, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Constellation Software Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were given a $1.353 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $5.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.12%. Constellation Software's payout ratio is presently 12.95%.

Constellation Software Company Profile

Constellation Software Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, and manages vertical market software businesses in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides mission critical software solutions for public and private sector markets. The company is also involved in the software licensing; and sale of third-party hardware.