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The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX) Competitors

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$106.27
+2.34 (+2.25%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

DSGX vs. NATI, APPF, CYBR, MSP, QTWO, VEEV, BIDU, NET, HUBS, and ZS

Should you be buying The Descartes Systems Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Descartes Systems Group include National Instruments (NATI), AppFolio (APPF), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Datto (MSP), Q2 (QTWO), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Baidu (BIDU), Cloudflare (NET), HubSpot (HUBS), and Zscaler (ZS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

The Descartes Systems Group vs.

National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) and The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

80.4% of National Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of National Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, National Instruments had 28 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for National Instruments and 5 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat National Instruments' score of -0.05 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
National Instruments
3 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
The Descartes Systems Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

National Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. National Instruments 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
National Instruments$1.66B4.81$139.64M$1.3544.43
The Descartes Systems Group$572.90M15.85$115.91M$1.4871.80

National Instruments has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.02% compared to National Instruments' net margin of 10.37%. National Instruments' return on equity of 22.27% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
National Instruments10.37% 22.27% 11.17%
The Descartes Systems Group 21.02%10.21%8.49%

The Descartes Systems Group received 144 more outperform votes than National Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.30% of users gave National Instruments an outperform vote while only 65.02% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
National InstrumentsOutperform Votes
356
67.30%
Underperform Votes
173
32.70%
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
500
65.02%
Underperform Votes
269
34.98%

The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus price target of $106.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.10%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than National Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
National Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
The Descartes Systems Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

National Instruments and The Descartes Systems Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DSGX vs. The Competition

MetricThe Descartes Systems GroupPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.08B$23.47B$24.00B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%2.75%4.14%
P/E Ratio71.8055.98252.5615.14
Price / Sales15.8545.083,725.2893.53
Price / Cash49.8282.9032.1034.04
Price / Book7.3010.176.995.01
Net Income$115.91M$442.81M$670.43M$225.46M
7 Day Performance2.02%1.05%-0.34%0.37%
1 Month Performance4.51%0.79%0.64%3.57%
1 Year Performance45.64%21.80%20.29%29.42%

The Descartes Systems Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
3.2209 of 5 stars
$106.27
+2.3%
$106.17
-0.1%
+47.6%$9.08B$572.90M71.802,175
NATI
National Instruments
2.267 of 5 stars
$59.98
flat
N/A+0.0%$7.97B$1.66B44.437,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
APPF
AppFolio
4.5683 of 5 stars
$210.37
-0.9%
$261.75
+24.4%
+13.2%$7.62B$762.37M61.691,504Gap Up
CYBR
CyberArk Software
3.0823 of 5 stars
$287.75
-0.8%
$306.58
+6.5%
+70.8%$12.16B$860.60M-899.222,140Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MSP
Datto
N/A$35.18
flat
N/A+0.0%$5.81B$618.66M135.312,089Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
QTWO
Q2
1.7113 of 5 stars
$84.50
+1.4%
$73.64
-12.8%
+185.5%$5.09B$624.62M-72.842,315Upcoming Earnings
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.4986 of 5 stars
$212.27
+0.0%
$232.87
+9.7%
+13.8%$34.37B$2.36B56.617,172Analyst Downgrade
BIDU
Baidu
4.8057 of 5 stars
$93.13
+3.7%
$128.36
+37.8%
-14.2%$32.66B$134.84B12.2739,800Gap Down
NET
Cloudflare
3.2204 of 5 stars
$87.94
-0.9%
$91.72
+4.3%
+59.3%$30.05B$1.48B-303.243,682Upcoming Earnings
HUBS
HubSpot
3.7586 of 5 stars
$557.37
-1.5%
$614.33
+10.2%
+34.2%$28.40B$2.39B-1,032.157,663Upcoming Earnings
ZS
Zscaler
4.0988 of 5 stars
$187.00
+1.1%
$216.73
+15.9%
+16.6%$28.26B$2.17B-467.497,348Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:DSGX) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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