Sylogist (SYZ) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SYZ or TCS?

Sylogist presently has a consensus target price of C$12.96, indicating a potential upside of 49.63%. Tecsys has a consensus target price of C$46.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.20%. Given Sylogist's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sylogist is more favorable than Tecsys.

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SYZ or TCS?

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
Sylogist	C$66.64M	3.03	C$1.10M	C$0.01	866.00
Tecsys	C$171.54M	3.92	C$1.48M	C$0.10	455.00

Does the media refer more to SYZ or TCS?

In the previous week, Sylogist had 1 more articles in the media than Tecsys. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sylogist and 0 mentions for Tecsys. Sylogist's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Tecsys' score of 0.00 indicating that Sylogist is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sylogist	Positive
Tecsys	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SYZ or TCS?

Tecsys received 204 more outperform votes than Sylogist when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.63% of users gave Tecsys an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Sylogist an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sylogist	Outperform Votes 10 58.82%	Underperform Votes 7 41.18%
Tecsys	Outperform Votes 214 70.63%	Underperform Votes 89 29.37%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SYZ or TCS?

27.4% of Sylogist shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Tecsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Sylogist shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Tecsys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SYZ or TCS a better dividend stock?

Sylogist pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Tecsys pays an annual dividend of C$0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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 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. Tecsys is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SYZ or TCS?

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

Is SYZ or TCS 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
Sylogist	0.34%	0.61%	3.39%
Tecsys	0.86%	2.08%	1.68%

Summary

Tecsys beats Sylogist on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.