Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) and GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer OTEX or GDDY?

In the previous week, GoDaddy had 17 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for GoDaddy and 6 mentions for Open Text. GoDaddy's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Open Text's score of 1.41 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GoDaddy	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OTEX or GDDY?

GoDaddy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Open Text. Open Text is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GoDaddy, 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	$5.41B	1.32	$465.09M	$2.46	11.04
GoDaddy	$4.57B	5.69	$936.90M	$6.45	28.53

Do analysts rate OTEX or GDDY?

Open Text presently has a consensus price target of $35.18, indicating a potential upside of 29.54%. GoDaddy has a consensus price target of $213.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.87%. Given Open Text's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Open Text is more favorable than GoDaddy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has more volatility & risk, OTEX or GDDY?

Open Text has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoDaddy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OTEX or GDDY?

GoDaddy received 335 more outperform votes than Open Text when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.76% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 66.63% of users gave Open Text an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Open Text	Outperform Votes 583 66.63%	Underperform Votes 292 33.37%
GoDaddy	Outperform Votes 918 79.76%	Underperform Votes 233 20.24%

Is OTEX or GDDY more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 20.49% compared to Open Text's net margin of 12.21%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 176.06% beat Open Text's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Open Text	12.21%	23.23%	6.67%
GoDaddy	20.49%	176.06%	8.94%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OTEX or GDDY?

70.4% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of GoDaddy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Open Text shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of GoDaddy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GoDaddy beats Open Text on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.