Descartes Systems Ownership

DSGX Stock  USD 95.52  0.89  0.92%   
Descartes Systems holds a total of 85.94 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Descartes Systems Group outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in Descartes Systems to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Descartes Systems. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Descartes Systems Group as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1996-09-30
Previous Quarter
87.6 M
Current Value
87.6 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
60.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
20.8 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Descartes Systems in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Descartes Systems, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
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Descartes Stock Ownership Analysis

About 92.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.66. Descartes Systems had not issued any dividends in recent years. The Descartes Systems Group Inc. provides cloud-based logistics and supply chain management business process solutions that focuses on enhancing the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. Descartes Sys is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in the United States. To learn more about Descartes Systems Group call BA BA at 519 746 8110 or check out https://www.descartes.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Descartes Systems also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Descartes Systems' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Descartes Systems' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Descartes Systems Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

1.76 Billion

Less than 1% of Descartes Systems Group are currently held by insiders. Unlike Descartes Systems' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Descartes Systems' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Descartes Systems' insider trades

Descartes Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Descartes Systems is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Descartes Systems Group backward and forwards among themselves. Descartes Systems' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Descartes Systems' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Geneva Capital Management2025-06-30
1.6 M
Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd2025-06-30
1.5 M
Primecap Management Company2025-06-30
1.5 M
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2025-06-30
1.2 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
1.2 M
Td Asset Management Inc2025-06-30
989.2 K
Temasek Holdings Ltd.2025-06-30
896.8 K
Congress Asset Management Company, Llp2025-06-30
880.8 K
Cibc Global Asset Management Inc2025-06-30
835.6 K
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
8.6 M
Mackenzie Investments2025-06-30
3.9 M
Note, although Descartes Systems' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Descartes Systems Outstanding Bonds

Descartes Systems issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Descartes Systems uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Descartes bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Descartes Systems Group has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Descartes Systems Corporate Filings

6K
4th of September 2025
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8th of July 2025
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30th of May 2025
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22nd of April 2025
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