Sylogist (SYZ) Competitors

Tecsys (TSE:TCS) and Sylogist (TSE:SYZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is TCS or SYZ more profitable?

Tecsys has a net margin of 0.86% compared to Sylogist's net margin of 0.34%. Tecsys' return on equity of 2.08% beat Sylogist's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tecsys	0.86%	2.08%	1.68%
Sylogist	0.34%	0.61%	3.39%

Which has more risk & volatility, TCS or SYZ?

Tecsys has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylogist has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TCS or SYZ?

Tecsys has higher revenue and earnings than Sylogist. Tecsys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylogist, 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
Tecsys	C$171.54M	3.78	C$1.48M	C$0.10	438.00
Sylogist	C$66.64M	3.77	C$1.10M	C$0.01	1,077.00

Do analysts recommend TCS or SYZ?

Tecsys currently has a consensus target price of C$45.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.50%. Sylogist has a consensus target price of C$12.96, indicating a potential upside of 20.32%. Given Sylogist's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sylogist is more favorable than Tecsys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tecsys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sylogist	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TCS or SYZ?

35.5% of Tecsys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Sylogist shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Tecsys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Sylogist shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCS or SYZ?

Tecsys received 204 more outperform votes than Sylogist when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.86% of users gave Tecsys an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Sylogist an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tecsys	Outperform Votes 214 70.86%	Underperform Votes 88 29.14%
Sylogist	Outperform Votes 10 58.82%	Underperform Votes 7 41.18%

Does the media favor TCS or SYZ?

In the previous week, Sylogist had 14 more articles in the media than Tecsys. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sylogist and 1 mentions for Tecsys. Tecsys' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Sylogist's score of -0.33 indicating that Tecsys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tecsys	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sylogist	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TCS or SYZ a better dividend stock?

Tecsys pays an annual dividend of C$0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sylogist pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Tecsys pays out 320.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sylogist pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tecsys is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Tecsys beats Sylogist on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.