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The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX) Competitors

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$114.52 +0.51 (+0.45%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

DSGX vs. EA, NET, HUBS, RBLX, VEEV, ZS, BIDU, IOT, ZM, and PTC

Should you be buying The Descartes Systems Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Descartes Systems Group include Electronic Arts (EA), Cloudflare (NET), HubSpot (HUBS), Roblox (RBLX), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), Baidu (BIDU), Samsara (IOT), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), and PTC (PTC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

The Descartes Systems Group vs.

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

The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Electronic Arts received 1053 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.51% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 64.91% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
505
64.91%
Underperform Votes
273
35.09%
Electronic ArtsOutperform Votes
1558
74.51%
Underperform Votes
533
25.49%

77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The Descartes Systems Group presently has a consensus price target of $116.15, indicating a potential upside of 1.43%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $165.37, indicating a potential upside of 11.89%. Given Electronic Arts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Electronic Arts
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 14.12%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 18.56% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Descartes Systems Group21.80% 10.65% 8.88%
Electronic Arts 14.12%18.56%10.48%

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. Electronic Arts 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
The Descartes Systems Group$631.76M15.49$115.91M$1.5972.03
Electronic Arts$7.41B5.23$1.27B$3.8937.99

In the previous week, Electronic Arts had 12 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Electronic Arts and 7 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.46 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Electronic Arts
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Electronic Arts beats The Descartes Systems Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DSGX vs. The Competition

MetricThe Descartes Systems GroupPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.79B$25.47B$26.03B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%2.78%4.23%
P/E Ratio72.0398.18237.6917.17
Price / Sales15.4924.753,350.88117.03
Price / Cash56.1391.3235.7837.86
Price / Book7.2212.918.134.78
Net Income$115.91M$448.65M$682.40M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-4.35%0.42%0.42%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-1.34%7.11%5.20%0.46%
1 Year Performance37.83%25.40%22.41%15.25%

The Descartes Systems Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
3.9355 of 5 stars
$114.52
+0.4%
$116.15
+1.4%
+38.3%$9.79B$631.76M72.032,175Analyst Forecast
Positive News
High Trading Volume
EA
Electronic Arts
4.7988 of 5 stars
$156.04
-1.0%
$165.37
+6.0%
+7.2%$40.93B$7.41B40.1813,700Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
NET
Cloudflare
3.9556 of 5 stars
$114.36
+0.7%
$95.20
-16.8%
+32.9%$39.25B$1.57B-436.923,682Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
HUBS
HubSpot
4.4778 of 5 stars
$741.88
+2.8%
$702.23
-5.3%
+24.3%$38.30B$2.17B-2,711.017,663Insider Trade
RBLX
Roblox
1.9215 of 5 stars
$61.26
+2.8%
$55.67
-9.1%
+35.1%$37.22B$2.80B-36.342,457
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.8182 of 5 stars
$226.02
-1.2%
$255.73
+13.1%
+19.8%$36.69B$2.66B56.207,172Analyst Forecast
Positive News
ZS
Zscaler
4.2515 of 5 stars
$203.81
+2.7%
$224.84
+10.3%
-15.3%$31.27B$2.17B-808.927,348Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
BIDU
Baidu
4.5753 of 5 stars
$88.89
-2.1%
$113.75
+28.0%
-27.0%$31.17B$134.84B11.1239,800
IOT
Samsara
2.8692 of 5 stars
$46.30
+0.5%
$51.29
+10.8%
+31.2%$25.76B$1.18B-98.042,895Insider Trade
ZM
Zoom Video Communications
4.0511 of 5 stars
$83.55
-0.3%
$85.19
+2.0%
+19.1%$25.61B$4.53B27.937,420Analyst Forecast
PTC
PTC
4.9039 of 5 stars
$201.64
+1.5%
$205.67
+2.0%
+9.6%$24.22B$2.30B63.887,501Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:DSGX) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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