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C$33.95 -1.06 (-3.03%)
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OTEX vs. DSG, KXS, LWRK, LSPD, ENGH, DCBO, DND, ABST, CMG, 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), LifeWorks (LWRK), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Dye & Durham (DND), Absolute Software (ABST), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), 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 mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 1 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 1 mentions for Open Text. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Open Text's score of -0.52 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 Group21.80% 10.65% 7.51%
Open Text 12.21%15.83%4.03%

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

87.1% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Open Text shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Descartes Systems GroupC$447.94M18.76C$97.67MC$2.2860.92
Open TextC$3.73B1.68C$455.93MC$3.549.60

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, Open Text has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Descartes Systems GroupOutperform Votes
373
64.09%
Underperform Votes
209
35.91%
Open TextOutperform Votes
381
71.62%
Underperform Votes
151
28.38%

Summary

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

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OTEX vs. The Competition

MetricOpen TextSoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$6.26BC$4.60BC$21.14BC$5.39B
Dividend Yield3.47%3.18%2.84%6.44%
P/E Ratio9.6025.1838.5029.71
Price / Sales1.68259.091,930.41524.25
Price / Cash5.9416.5934.5983.21
Price / Book2.157.945.543.35
Net IncomeC$455.93MC$63.25MC$733.91MC$300.28M
7 Day Performance-6.14%-3.48%-4.75%-5.05%
1 Month Performance-8.29%-4.92%50,012.60%-3.05%
1 Year Performance-33.12%-3.12%52,537.52%7.64%

Open Text Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OTEX
Open Text
N/AC$33.95
-3.0%
N/A-31.9%C$6.26BC$3.73B9.6022,900
DSG
The Descartes Systems Group
N/AC$147.30
+1.5%
N/A+16.5%C$8.92BC$447.94M64.6950,800
KXS
Kinaxis
0.8072 of 5 stars
C$158.82
-0.6%
C$195.00
+22.8%
+8.8%C$3.19BC$335.79M157.63662Gap Down
LWRK
LifeWorks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.24BC$1.03B87.22N/AHigh Trading Volume
LSPD
Lightspeed Commerce
2.8263 of 5 stars
C$14.27
-6.2%
C$20.31
+42.3%
-41.9%C$1.55BC$740.40M-12.681,800Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ENGH
Enghouse Systems
2.5582 of 5 stars
C$26.57
+0.4%
C$33.33
+25.5%
-18.0%C$1.48BC$504.55M18.221,882
DCBO
Docebo
1.5962 of 5 stars
C$44.38
+2.8%
C$82.00
+84.8%
-36.5%C$948.34MC$147.27M52.76730
DND
Dye & Durham
2.1089 of 5 stars
C$11.91
-2.9%
C$22.50
+88.9%
-36.2%C$829.39MC$476.15M-4.861,400Gap Down
ABST
Absolute Software
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740
CMG
Computer Modelling Group
2.5802 of 5 stars
C$8.00
+1.3%
C$13.13
+64.1%
-24.0%C$645.48MC$124.85M26.38105,000Positive News
TCS
Tecsys
0.8606 of 5 stars
C$39.89
-0.9%
C$47.67
+19.5%
+2.4%C$588.14MC$171.75M229.135,200
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This page (TSE:OTEX) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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