Analysts Set Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) PT at C$4,875.00

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

A number of brokerages have issued reports on CSU. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,800.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,000.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group raised shares of Constellation Software to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$4,900.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th.

Constellation Software Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:CSU traded up C$36.86 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$4,945.52. The company had a trading volume of 7,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,458. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 151.81. The firm has a market cap of C$104.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 116.83, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.81. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$4,560.60 and its 200-day moving average price is C$4,414.67. Constellation Software has a one year low of C$3,535.00 and a one year high of C$4,980.70.

Constellation Software (TSE:CSU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The company reported C$27.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$27.98 by C($0.29). Constellation Software had a return on equity of 15.93% and a net margin of 7.00%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $29.83 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Constellation Software will post 55.4616354 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Software Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were given a $1.353 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $5.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.11%. Constellation Software's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.