TSE:OTEX

Open Text (OTEX.TO)

32.74
+0.07 (0.21%)
as of Jul 3, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
500 watching
0
Investor Insights
star iconJul 4, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 22 opinions in the last 12 months.

Open Text (OTEX) has received a mixed bag of reviews from industry experts. Several commentators highlighted concerns regarding the company's growth prospects, citing a low organic growth rate of 1-2% and significant challenges posed by the rise of AI technologies, which may disrupt traditional software pricing models. Some experts described it as deeply undervalued with a low PE ratio of 5.2x and a 4% dividend yield, arguing that it could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors. However, many stressed the importance of cautious investment, pointing to a broken long-term pattern in its chart and advising against purchasing at current levels. The overall sentiment suggests that while it's a value stock, risks remain about its management, acquisition strategy, and ability to adapt to changing market conditions.

consensus icon
Consensus
Negative
valuation icon
Valuation
Undervalued
review icon
Similar
ADBE,ADBE
BUY
It has been a laggard against other Canadian names. It is good for people who want to get rich slowly. He would be fine to buy it here.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick May 29/20, Down 1%) A disappointment. Despite high free cashflow generation. Better opportunities elsewhere.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick May 01/20, Up 11%) They have a global presence; 95% of revenue lies outside Canada, mostly Europe and US. They have a huge of base of 10,000 enterprises. During the pandemic, people worked from home. Also, this is a growth by acquisition story. The current 11% return is inline with historic returns. This compounds and grows by buying business. Boring, but it works. It beats the TSX tech index.
COMMENT

Lots of Canadians seem to pour money into Constellation Software but for him, there is no real strategy. For Open Text there is a taxation issue with the IRS and also they need another acquisition. For an acquisition and control point of view, although CSU has outperformed, he thinks OTEX is the better choice. Has OTEX stocks and would buy at these levels.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 10/20, Up 5%) Inexpensive at 14x earnings. Earnings have grown at 13%. A secular grower. 600 open jobs right now that are work from anywhere jobs which opens up the talent pool. Great innovator and a great consolidator. Continues to buy it here.
BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The stock seems to be out of favour but it has done well over the long term. The stock is cheap at these levels following a weak year last year. EPS should increase from $0.99 to $3.25 in 2021. A good recovery year is expected. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 07/20, Up 3%) Boring little software company that's trying to integrate into the cloud. Just keeps chugging along, increasing the dividend and delivering recurring revenues, paying down debt, making acquisitions. Still a very attractive buy.
BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. EPS of 95 cents beat estimates by 12%. Sales were 5% better and EBITDA was 10% better. Sales rose strongly with EPS rising by 13%. Overall things look pretty good and 5i considers it a buy. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

TOP PICK
Poster child for growth by acquisition strategy. Cloud and site-based content management. Quite large installed user base. Strong balance sheet. Almost 90% of revenues are recurring. Almost 95% of revenue is outside Canada. Great consolidator with accretive acquisitions. Earnings report tomorrow, and share price could pop. Yield is 1.74%. (Analysts’ price target is $66.21)
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Well-run. Price target of $52US, so still room to go. Develops and sells enterprise information management software. Helps decision-making. Organic growth plus acquisitions. Wait for a pullback to low $40s, but he's said this before and is still waiting.
HOLD

DSG-T vs. OTEX-T which to sell to raise cash? DSG-T, if you own it, you would have done very well, but the fair market value is 78% lower than where it is at now. There is a lot of momentum behind it but not a lot of value. OTEX-T is trading right at its fair market value and has not been above that in ten years. He would sell either one if you want a source of cash.

BUY
He has his eyes on it. It is on the short list for tech companies. They are in touch with 40% of tech companies around the world as potential customers. They only have a 10% penetration of their products within their customers. They have more credibility today because of the cloud. They should be able to achieve a decent organic growth rate in addition to their acquisitions strategies.
BUY

vs. CN Rail It did well, though not as well as the FAANGs. He's pared his holding. You can't compare this with CN--completely different industries. You can own both though. CN may do better than OTEX.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Geared to the enterprise, not the consumer. Helps digitalize processes in the supply chain, through analytics and AI. Well diversified client base, recurring revenues. Target of US$52.05. Can start to nibble here. Consistent double-digit growth rate. Buy it with a $30 handle on it.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 04/19, Up 9%) Provides software to medium/large businesses. It does cloud and content management for companies, so demand is high. 80% of revenues are recurring with high margins. They're seeing strength in government and healthcare. Their Q4 2020 earnings blew past estimates, growing an impressive 11% YOY during a recession. Continues to buy it.
Showing 91 to 105 of 463 entries