OTEX vs. DSG, KXS, LSPD, LWRK, DCBO, ENGH, DND, CMG, ABST, and TCS
Should you be buying Open Text stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Open Text include The Descartes Systems Group (DSG), Kinaxis (KXS), 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.
Open Text vs.
The Descartes Systems Group (TSE:DSG) and Open Text (TSE:OTEX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.
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.
In the previous week, Open Text had 1 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Open Text and 0 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Open Text's score of 0.25 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
The Descartes Systems Group currently has a consensus target price of C$92.50, indicating a potential downside of 45.02%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than Open Text.
87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Open Text shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Open Text shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Open Text received 9 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 64.03% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.
The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Open Text has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Descartes Systems Group beats Open Text on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:OTEX) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
