The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX) Competitors

The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Is DSGX or BIDU more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Baidu's net margin of 17.90%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 10.65% beat Baidu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	8.88%
Baidu	17.90%	8.67%	5.51%

Do analysts rate DSGX or BIDU?

The Descartes Systems Group currently has a consensus price target of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.57%. Baidu has a consensus price target of $111.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than Baidu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Does the media favor DSGX or BIDU?

In the previous week, Baidu had 8 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Baidu and 20 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Baidu's score of 0.86 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Descartes Systems Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baidu	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DSGX or BIDU?

77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DSGX or BIDU?

The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DSGX or BIDU?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Descartes Systems Group	$651M	13.36	$115.91M	$1.65	61.59
Baidu	$133.13B	0.26	$3.26B	$9.17	10.73

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DSGX or BIDU?

Baidu received 1109 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.61% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Descartes Systems Group	Outperform Votes 512 64.89%	Underperform Votes 277 35.11%
Baidu	Outperform Votes 1621 75.61%	Underperform Votes 523 24.39%

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Baidu on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.