Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$4,875.00.

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. CIBC raised their price objective 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 note on Monday, December 9th. National Bankshares upped their price target on Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,000.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,250.00 to C$4,550.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. TD Securities upped their target price on Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,800.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised Constellation Software to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st.

Constellation Software Trading Down 0.2 %

TSE:CSU opened at C$4,392.37 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$93.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 103.76, a PEG 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$4,879.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$4,519.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$4,353.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 151.81, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Constellation Software Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were issued a dividend of $1.353 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $5.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.12%. Constellation Software’s payout ratio is currently 12.95%.

About Constellation Software

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.