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Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

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C$170.59 +1.91 (+1.13%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

KXS vs. DSG, OTEX, LSPD, LWRK, DCBO, ENGH, DND, CMG, TCS, and BLN

Should you be buying Kinaxis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinaxis include The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Open Text (OTEX), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), LifeWorks (LWRK), Docebo (DCBO), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Dye & Durham (DND), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), Tecsys (TCS), and Blackline Safety (BLN). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Kinaxis vs.

Kinaxis (TSE:KXS) and The Descartes Systems Group (TSE:DSG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Kinaxis has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

The Descartes Systems Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kinaxis. The Descartes Systems Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinaxis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KinaxisC$457.72M10.52C$21.03MC$1.00170.59
The Descartes Systems GroupC$607.70M22.82C$127.79MC$1.9981.52

In the previous week, Kinaxis had 3 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kinaxis and 6 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Kinaxis' score of 0.10 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kinaxis
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
The Descartes Systems Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

55.5% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by company 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 105 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.97% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 63.30% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KinaxisOutperform Votes
476
63.30%
Underperform Votes
276
36.70%
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
371
63.97%
Underperform Votes
209
36.03%

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.03% compared to Kinaxis' net margin of 4.59%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 10.28% beat Kinaxis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kinaxis4.59% 4.87% 1.88%
The Descartes Systems Group 21.03%10.28%7.51%

Kinaxis currently has a consensus target price of C$192.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.94%. The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus target price of C$89.67, suggesting a potential downside of 44.73%. Given Kinaxis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kinaxis is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

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
The Descartes Systems Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Kinaxis on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KXS vs. The Competition

MetricKinaxisSoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.82BC$3.06BC$24.25BC$6.16B
Dividend YieldN/A3.08%2.75%5.44%
P/E Ratio170.59733.66253.0625.23
Price / Sales10.525,184.543,290.751,439.03
Price / Cash18.4117.6233.8183.51
Price / Book11.5714.267.042.75
Net IncomeC$21.03MC$32.81MC$668.88MC$289.30M
7 Day Performance3.29%9.88%4.79%2.21%
1 Month Performance8.62%7.92%4.88%-0.14%
1 Year Performance12.68%21.67%21.44%33.54%

Kinaxis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KXS
Kinaxis
1.3787 of 5 stars
C$170.59
+1.1%
C$192.67
+12.9%
+12.7%C$4.82BC$457.72M170.59662
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
1.2036 of 5 stars
C$159.91
+0.2%
C$89.67
-43.9%
+46.0%C$13.67BC$607.70M80.3650,800
OTEX
Open Text
3.0003 of 5 stars
C$40.78
+1.0%
C$53.00
+30.0%
-22.3%C$10.94BC$5.77B17.2822,900High Trading Volume
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
0.9068 of 5 stars
C$24.72
+0.4%
C$28.08
+13.6%
+10.4%C$3.74BC$966.28M-18.431,800
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
DCBO
Docebo
3.4272 of 5 stars
C$67.78
+0.8%
C$88.00
+29.8%
+1.0%C$2.05BC$200.24M92.85730
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
1.5639 of 5 stars
N/AC$35.50
+∞
-14.8%C$1.62BC$499.93M19.191,882Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
DND
Dye & Durham
1.4562 of 5 stars
C$17.92
-2.7%
C$22.08
+23.2%
+40.2%C$1.20BC$457.70M-6.121,400
CMG
Computer Modelling Group
3.1964 of 5 stars
C$10.22
+1.6%
C$13.50
+32.1%
+4.7%C$836.51MC$118.45M36.54105,000Insider Trade
TCS
Tecsys
0.1502 of 5 stars
C$44.28
-0.8%
C$45.33
+2.4%
+42.2%C$654.90MC$171.54M446.205,200
BLN
Blackline Safety
0.5917 of 5 stars
C$6.64
+2.2%
C$7.00
+5.4%
-23.2%C$542.29MC$121.63M-28.87496

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This page (TSE:KXS) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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