Enghouse Systems (ENGH) Competitors

Kinaxis (TSE:KXS) and Enghouse Systems (TSE:ENGH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Do analysts rate KXS or ENGH?

Kinaxis presently has a consensus price target of C$192.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.69%. Enghouse Systems has a consensus price target of C$33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.91%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enghouse Systems is more favorable than Kinaxis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinaxis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Enghouse Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, KXS or ENGH?

Kinaxis has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enghouse Systems has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KXS or ENGH?

Kinaxis received 131 more outperform votes than Enghouse Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.58% of users gave Enghouse Systems an outperform vote while only 63.30% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kinaxis	Outperform Votes 476 63.30%	Underperform Votes 276 36.70%
Enghouse Systems	Outperform Votes 345 71.58%	Underperform Votes 137 28.42%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KXS or ENGH?

Enghouse Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Kinaxis. Enghouse Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinaxis, 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
Kinaxis	C$457.72M	10.84	C$21.03M	C$1.00	175.65
Enghouse Systems	C$499.93M	3.00	C$83.81M	C$1.52	17.84

Is KXS or ENGH more profitable?

Enghouse Systems has a net margin of 16.76% compared to Kinaxis' net margin of 4.59%. Enghouse Systems' return on equity of 15.04% beat Kinaxis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinaxis	4.59%	4.87%	1.88%
Enghouse Systems	16.76%	15.04%	7.51%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KXS or ENGH?

55.5% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to KXS or ENGH?

In the previous week, Kinaxis had 1 more articles in the media than Enghouse Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kinaxis and 1 mentions for Enghouse Systems. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Enghouse Systems' score of -0.98 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinaxis	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enghouse Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Kinaxis and Enghouse Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.