Open Text (OTEX) Competitors

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

Is OTEX or DSG 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
Open Text	12.21%	15.83%	4.03%
The Descartes Systems Group	21.80%	10.65%	7.51%

Which has more risk & volatility, OTEX or DSG?

Open Text has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more 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.

Do analysts rate OTEX or DSG?

The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus price target of C$110.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.88%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than Open Text.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Descartes Systems Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OTEX or DSG?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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$3.73B	1.84	C$455.93M	C$3.54	10.56
The Descartes Systems Group	C$447.94M	21.52	C$97.67M	C$2.28	69.89

Does the media prefer OTEX or DSG?

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 4 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 0 mentions for Open Text. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Open Text's score of -1.08 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Open Text	Negative
The Descartes Systems Group	Neutral

Summary

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