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Kinaxis (KXS) Competitors

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C$170.40 -2.82 (-1.63%)
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KXS vs. DSG, OTEX, LSPD, LWRK, DCBO, ENGH, DND, CMG, ABST, and TCS

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), Absolute Software (ABST), and Tecsys (TCS). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Kinaxis vs.

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

87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Kinaxis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kinaxis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Kinaxis had 2 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kinaxis and 1 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. Kinaxis' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat The Descartes Systems Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kinaxis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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
The Descartes Systems GroupC$607.70M22.53C$127.79MC$1.9980.48
KinaxisC$457.72M10.51C$21.03MC$1.00170.40

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
The Descartes Systems Group21.03% 10.28% 7.51%
Kinaxis 4.59%4.87%1.88%

The Descartes Systems Group presently has a consensus target price of C$92.50, suggesting a potential downside of 42.25%. Kinaxis has a consensus target price of C$192.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Kinaxis' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kinaxis is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Kinaxis
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

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

Kinaxis received 104 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.03% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 63.30% of users gave Kinaxis an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
372
64.03%
Underperform Votes
209
35.97%
KinaxisOutperform Votes
476
63.30%
Underperform Votes
276
36.70%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KXS vs. The Competition

MetricKinaxisSoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.81BC$5.76BC$26.15BC$6.11B
Dividend YieldN/A3.17%2.77%5.80%
P/E Ratio170.40744.24238.9725.77
Price / Sales10.515,639.353,558.481,365.64
Price / Cash18.4116.5535.7582.45
Price / Book11.5515.728.323.17
Net IncomeC$21.03MC$61.87MC$681.04MC$294.47M
7 Day Performance-1.58%0.03%3.29%1.84%
1 Month Performance-8.13%-0.84%8.54%-0.67%
1 Year Performance24.61%28.07%29.18%37.37%

Kinaxis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KXS
Kinaxis
1.2117 of 5 stars
C$170.40
-1.6%
C$192.67
+13.1%
+26.7%C$4.81BC$457.72M170.40662News Coverage
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
0.8651 of 5 stars
C$163.82
-0.6%
C$92.50
-43.5%
+54.5%C$14.00BC$607.70M82.3250,800
OTEX
Open Text
N/AC$40.86
+0.1%
N/A-22.8%C$10.96BC$5.77B17.3122,900
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
2.1676 of 5 stars
C$22.06
-2.0%
C$29.90
+35.5%
-5.9%C$3.34BC$966.28M-16.461,800
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
DCBO
Docebo
2.7134 of 5 stars
C$65.01
-1.2%
C$88.00
+35.4%
+9.1%C$1.97BC$200.24M89.05730News Coverage
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
1.9183 of 5 stars
C$27.06
-0.1%
C$33.33
+23.2%
-21.0%C$1.50BC$499.93M17.801,882
DND
Dye & Durham
2.9324 of 5 stars
C$17.10
-1.3%
C$24.71
+44.5%
+35.5%C$1.14BC$457.70M-5.841,400
CMG
Computer Modelling Group
3.3077 of 5 stars
C$10.56
+0.5%
C$13.39
+26.8%
+6.6%C$864.34MC$118.45M37.71105,000Insider Trade
News Coverage
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
TCS
Tecsys
0.194 of 5 stars
C$45.31
-1.4%
C$46.50
+2.6%
+41.6%C$670.14MC$171.54M453.105,200

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This page (TSE:KXS) was last updated on 1/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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