Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OTEX or DSG?

77.5% of Open Text shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Open Text shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OTEX or DSG more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.03% compared to Open Text's net margin of 8.06%. Open Text's return on equity of 11.32% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Open Text	8.06%	11.32%	4.03%
The Descartes Systems Group	21.03%	10.28%	7.51%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OTEX or DSG?

Open Text has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. Open Text is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, 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
Open Text	C$5.77B	1.89	C$465.09M	C$2.36	17.24
The Descartes Systems Group	C$607.70M	22.56	C$127.79M	C$1.99	80.60

Which has more risk & volatility, OTEX or DSG?

Open Text has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OTEX or DSG?

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 5 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 1 mentions for Open Text. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Open Text's score of 0.00 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
Open Text	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OTEX or DSG?

Open Text received 10 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Open Text an outperform vote while only 63.97% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Open Text	Outperform Votes 381 71.62%	Underperform Votes 151 28.38%
The Descartes Systems Group	Outperform Votes 371 63.97%	Underperform Votes 209 36.03%

Do analysts recommend OTEX or DSG?

Open Text currently has a consensus target price of C$53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.25%. The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus target price of C$89.67, suggesting a potential downside of 44.09%. Given Open Text's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Open Text is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Open Text beats The Descartes Systems Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.