EverCommerce (EVCM) Competitors

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) and EverCommerce (NASDAQ:EVCM) 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, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OTEX or EVCM?

70.4% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of EverCommerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Open Text shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of EverCommerce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OTEX or EVCM?

In the previous week, Open Text had 7 more articles in the media than EverCommerce. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Open Text and 2 mentions for EverCommerce. Open Text's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat EverCommerce's score of 0.96 indicating that Open Text is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverCommerce	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OTEX or EVCM?

Open Text has higher revenue and earnings than EverCommerce. EverCommerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Open Text, 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
Open Text	$5.17B	1.63	$435.87M	$1.65	20.04
EverCommerce	$698.77M	3.00	-$41.09M	-$0.12	-96.25

Which has more risk and volatility, OTEX or EVCM?

Open Text has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverCommerce has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OTEX or EVCM more profitable?

Open Text has a net margin of 8.43% compared to EverCommerce's net margin of -3.27%. Open Text's return on equity of 22.52% beat EverCommerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Open Text	8.43%	22.52%	6.72%
EverCommerce	-3.27%	-1.96%	-1.03%

Do analysts prefer OTEX or EVCM?

Open Text presently has a consensus price target of $32.60, indicating a potential downside of 1.42%. EverCommerce has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. Given EverCommerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EverCommerce is more favorable than Open Text.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
EverCommerce	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Open Text beats EverCommerce on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.