Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) Receives C$4,875.00 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$4,875.00.

A number of research analysts have commented on CSU shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$4,900.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Raymond James increased their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,250.00 to C$4,550.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Securities increased their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,800.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. CIBC increased their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Constellation Software to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st.

Constellation Software Stock Down 0.5 %

CSU stock opened at C$4,908.66 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 151.81. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$4,560.60 and its 200 day moving average is C$4,413.94. The stock has a market cap of C$104.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 115.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.81. Constellation Software has a 1-year low of C$3,535.00 and a 1-year high of C$4,980.70.

Constellation Software (TSE:CSU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 8th. The company reported C$27.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$27.98 by C($0.29). Constellation Software had a return on equity of 15.93% and a net margin of 7.00%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $29.83 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Constellation Software will post 55.4616354 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Software Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a dividend of $1.353 per share. This represents a $5.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. Constellation Software’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.95%.

Constellation Software Company Profile

Constellation Software Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, and manages vertical market software businesses in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides mission critical software solutions for public and private sector markets. The company is also involved in the software licensing; and sale of third-party hardware.