DATA Communications Management (DCM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DATA Communications Management Corp. provides solution to solve complex marketing and communication workflows primarily in the United States and Canada. It offers DCMFlex for workflow management; digital asset management software; PRSNL, an end-to-end solution for creating personalized videos; OptiChanl helps you automate complex location-based brick and mortar advertising, including retail marketing and visual merchandising; MKTGFLO supports end-to-end creation, planning and execution of multichannel marketing; digital signage; and print and communication management. The company also offers product sales; warehousing services; technology-enabled hardware solutions; freight services; and marketing services, including creative, and direct and email marketing services. It serves the financial services, retail, emerging markets, healthcare and wellness, non-profit, energy, hospitality, transportation, lottery, and government industries. The company was formerly known as DATA Group Ltd. and changed its name to DATA Communications Management Corp. in July 2016. DATA Communications Management Corp. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$1.71 to C$1.83
• 50-Day Range: C$1.80 to C$2.95
• 52-Week Range: C$1.71 to C$3.85
• Volume: 162,600 shs
• Average Volume: 47,769 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$99.56 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 18.75%
• Price Target: C$11.00
• Consensus Rating: N/A

DATA Communications Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DATA Communications Management scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DATA Communications Management has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DATA Communications Management is -18.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DATA Communications Management is -18.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DATA Communications Management has a P/B Ratio of 2.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DCM.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

DATA Communications Management is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 18.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DATA Communications Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DCM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.74

News Sentiment

DATA Communications Management has a news sentiment score of -0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for DATA Communications Management this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added DATA Communications Management to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DATA Communications Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.41% of the stock of DATA Communications Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.88% of the stock of DATA Communications Management is held by institutions.

DCM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DCM shares performed this year?

DATA Communications Management's stock was trading at C$2.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DCM shares have decreased by 31.3% and is now trading at C$1.80.
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How were DATA Communications Management's earnings last quarter?

DATA Communications Management Corp. (TSE:DCM) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.06. The company earned $108.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.38 million. DATA Communications Management had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.59% and a negative net margin of 0.99%.

How do I buy shares of DATA Communications Management?

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What other stocks do shareholders of DATA Communications Management own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DATA Communications Management investors own include Air Canada (AC), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Bank of America (BAC), CES Energy Solutions (CEU), Enbridge (ENB), Manulife Financial (MFC) and Suncor Energy (SU).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:DCM
• Previous Symbol: TSE:DGI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.datacm.com
• Phone: 905-791-3151
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +511.1%
• Consensus Rating: N/A
• Rating Score (0-4): 0.00
• Research Coverage: 0 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($0.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.09
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-5,000,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.99%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -11.59%
• Return on Assets: 6.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 596.50
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$507.69 million
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: C$0.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.95
• Book Value: C$0.75 per share
• Price / Book: 2.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,310,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$99.56 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 3.42