Enghouse Systems (ENGH) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ENGH or KXS?

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
Enghouse Systems	C$499.93M	3.28	C$83.81M	C$1.52	19.47
Kinaxis	C$457.72M	10.19	C$21.03M	C$1.00	165.15

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENGH or KXS?

Kinaxis received 131 more outperform votes than Enghouse Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.03% of users gave Enghouse Systems an outperform vote while only 63.30% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enghouse Systems	Outperform Votes 345 72.03%	Underperform Votes 134 27.97%
Kinaxis	Outperform Votes 476 63.30%	Underperform Votes 276 36.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENGH or KXS?

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

Is ENGH or KXS 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
Enghouse Systems	16.76%	15.04%	7.51%
Kinaxis	4.59%	4.87%	1.88%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ENGH or KXS?

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

Does the media refer more to ENGH or KXS?

In the previous week, Enghouse Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Kinaxis. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Enghouse Systems and 0 mentions for Kinaxis. Enghouse Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Kinaxis' score of 0.00 indicating that Enghouse Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enghouse Systems	Neutral
Kinaxis	Neutral

Do analysts rate ENGH or KXS?

Enghouse Systems presently has a consensus target price of C$35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.93%. Kinaxis has a consensus target price of C$192.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.66%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enghouse Systems is more favorable than Kinaxis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enghouse Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kinaxis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Enghouse Systems beats Kinaxis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.