Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DSG or OTEX?

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 0.56 beat Open Text's score of -0.26 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Descartes Systems Group	Positive
Open Text	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DSG or OTEX?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Open Text shares are held by 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DSG or OTEX?

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
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	19.77	C$97.67M	C$2.28	64.21
Open Text	C$3.73B	1.85	C$455.93M	C$3.54	10.58

Is DSG or OTEX more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Open Text's net margin of 12.21%. Open Text's return on equity of 15.83% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	7.51%
Open Text	12.21%	15.83%	4.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, DSG or OTEX?

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.

Do analysts rate DSG or OTEX?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSG or OTEX?

Open Text received 8 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 64.09% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Descartes Systems Group	Outperform Votes 373 64.09%	Underperform Votes 209 35.91%
Open Text	Outperform Votes 381 71.62%	Underperform Votes 151 28.38%

Summary

Open Text beats The Descartes Systems Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.