ENGH vs. KXS, LSPD, LWRK, DCBO, CMG, DND, TCS, SYZ, ESP, and ILA
Should you be buying Enghouse Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enghouse Systems include Kinaxis (KXS), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), LifeWorks (LWRK), Docebo (DCBO), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), Dye & Durham (DND), Tecsys (TCS), Sylogist (SYZ), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), and iLOOKABOUT Corp. (ILA.V) (ILA). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Enghouse Systems (TSE:ENGH) and Kinaxis (TSE:KXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
44.4% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kinaxis received 126 more outperform votes than Enghouse Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.18% of users gave Enghouse Systems an outperform vote while only 63.31% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.
Enghouse Systems has a net margin of 15.67% compared to Kinaxis' net margin of 3.38%. Enghouse Systems' return on equity of 13.54% beat Kinaxis' return on equity.
In the previous week, Kinaxis had 7 more articles in the media than Enghouse Systems. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kinaxis and 1 mentions for Enghouse Systems. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Enghouse Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Enghouse Systems has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinaxis has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Enghouse Systems presently has a consensus price target of C$38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 40.21%. Kinaxis has a consensus price target of C$199.44, suggesting a potential upside of 36.19%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Enghouse Systems is more favorable than Kinaxis.
Summary
Enghouse Systems and Kinaxis tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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