OTEX — Open Text Share Price

As of Today at 22:27 UTC, shares in Open Text are trading at CA$37.41. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.

Shares in Open Text last closed at CA$37.41 and the price had moved by -23.42% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Open Text share price has underperformed the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 Composite Index by -31.91% over the past year.

The overall consensus recommendation for Open Text is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.

The Open Text dividend yield is 3.8% based on the trailing twelve month period.

Last year, Open Text paid a total dividend of $1.03, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.8%. We do not have any data on when Open Text is to next pay dividends.

We do not have data on when Open Text is to next pay dividends.  The historic dividend yield on Open Text shares is currently 3.8%.

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As of the previous close price of CA$37.41, shares in Open Text had a market capitalisation of CA$9.88bn.

Here are the trading details for Open Text: 

• Country of listing: Canada
• Exchange: TOR
• Ticker Symbol: OTEX

Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Open Text is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.

The analyst consensus target price for shares in Open Text is CA$57.98.  That is 54.98% above the last closing price of CA$37.41.

Analysts covering Open Text currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $3.69 for the next financial year.

An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum.  Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Open Text. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 Composite Index by -19.55%.

As of the last closing price of CA$37.41, shares in Open Text were trading -9.27% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.

The Open Text PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 6.75. The shares last closed at CA$37.41. 

The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.

The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.

Open Text's management team is headed by: 

• P. Thomas Jenkins - NEC
• Mark Barrenechea - CEO
• Madhu Ranganathan - CFO
• Simon Harrison - EVP
• Gordon Davies - EVP
• Prentiss Donohue - EVP
• Muhieddine Majzoub - EVP
• Stephen Sadler - DRC
• Randy Fowlie - IND
• David Fraser - IND
• Gail Hamilton - IND
• Robert Hau - IND
• Ann Powell - IND
• Harmit Singh - IND
• Michael Slaunwhite - IND
• Katharine Stevenson - IND
• Deborah Weinstein - IND