Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DSGX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Descartes Systems (DSGX) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$78.85+0.24 (+0.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's news centers on Descartes' AI push and its latest quarterly results. The company launched a Datamyne AI Agent, embedded in its global trade intelligence platform, designed to cut trade data research and analysis time by up to 90%. This followed fiscal results for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, showing consolidated revenue up 12% year-over-year and adjusted EBITDA up 18%. Separately, an insider sale was reported: CEO Edward Ryan sold his entire holding for CA$3.2 million at an average price of CA$113 per share, and a Form 144 filing noted a proposed sale of 44,539 shares valued at $3,563,120.00 by another officer.
DSGX closed at $78.85, up 0.3%, sitting above both its 50-day ($76.95) and 200-day ($74.96) moving averages, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 57.9, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price remains 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $103.
Over the next 20 trading days, no earnings report is expected, with the next date set for 2 December 2026, 64 days away. Smart money activity in the last 90 days shows 1 Congress buy and 0 sells, alongside 2 trailblazer holders. Seasonality data shows an average return of 0.6% over this stretch across 5 years, positive in 4 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Descartes Systems price vs fair value
Close $78.85200-day averageGekko Fair Value $103.00
Descartes Systems quick facts
- Market cap
- $6.76B
- P/E ratio
- 36.6
- Forward P/E
- 29.6
- EPS, TTM
- $2.15
- Revenue, TTM
- $775.2M
- Profit margin
- 24.2%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.20
- Volume
- 768,156 avg 740,998
- 1-year return
- −18.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.9%
- 50-day average
- $76.95
- 200-day average
- $74.96
- Next earnings
- Dec 2 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 85.55M
Descartes Systems swing-trade checklist
Descartes Systems scores 5 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
5 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $78.85 is above the 50-day ($76.95) and 200-day ($74.96) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
57.9, Neutral
Reading 57.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
23.4% below
Price is 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 64 days
Next report Dec 2, 2026, 64 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Descartes Systems stock chart and price history
Descartes Systems closed at $78.85 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $62.56 to $98.35.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −2.2%
- 3 months
- +13.4%
- 6 months
- +13.3%
- 1 year
- −18.1%
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About Descartes Systems
Descartes Systems provides cloud-based software that helps companies manage logistics and supply chain work. Its platform, built around what it calls Logistics Technology, brings together a set of web and mobile applications that let shippers, carriers, and other logistics participants coordinate deliveries, track shipments, and handle related paperwork in one connected system. It is known for tying together the many moving pieces of freight and trade management into a single online network.
The company earns revenue through software-as-a-service and data offerings covering areas such as route planning, fleet and telematics tracking, transportation and e-commerce management, customs and trade compliance, tariff and duty calculation, and trade data analysis. It also offers warehouse management tools built for e-commerce, along with consulting, implementation, training, and ongoing support. Its customers include transportation companies, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other businesses that depend on moving goods efficiently.
Founded in 1981, Descartes Systems is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker DSGX.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Packaged software
- Website
- descartes.com
Descartes Systems GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Descartes Systems’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.9, in the Neutral zone, up 0.9 points over five sessions.
57.9Neutral
Up 0.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 35 | −2.4% | +0.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 204 | +1.5% | +1.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 403 | −0.4% | −0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 22 | −0.3% | −3.3% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DSGX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Descartes Systems stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Descartes Systems trades 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $103.00, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Descartes Systems shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$103.00
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
23.4% Undervalued
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Descartes Systems insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Descartes Systems, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jul 3 traded Jun 30 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Descartes Systems has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
- $24.20M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.36%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold DSGX.
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Descartes Systems earnings: next date and track record
Descartes Systems reports on Dec 2, 2026, after the close (64 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 2, 2026
Expected after the close, 64 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.61
- Revenue estimate
- $210.0M
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.4%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Sep 10, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Descartes (DSGX) reported record Q1 results with total revenues of $193.6M, up 15% YoY. Net income rose 34%, income from operations up 35%, and adjusted EBITDA up 20% with a record 46% margin. Cash from operations reached $75M, up 40% YoY. The company ended the period with $377M cash, debt-free, with $350M undrawn credit. Global trade intelligence and tariff/duty content drove growth amid geopolitical uncertainty.
- Guidance
- Management indicated Q1 performance exceeded plan, providing additional investment capacity for AI initiatives. Q2 business calibration update was referenced but not yet detailed in the excerpt. Company remains optimistic, with share repurchase program of up to 8.6M shares available through December 2026.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | $0.57 est $0.57 | $198.9M est $197.5M | +3.5% |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $0.56 est $0.63 | $197.9M est $193.6M | +0.4% |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $0.53 est $0.56 | $192.7M est $191.5M | +2.8% |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $0.50 est $0.46 | $185.8M est $188.1M | +15.0% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | $0.43 est $0.43 | $179.8M est $183.1M | +7.9% |
| Jun 4, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.45 | $168.7M est $179.3M | −11.7% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.55 | — | −6.6% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | $0.42 est $0.40 | $170.3M est $162.5M | +3.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Descartes Systems stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Descartes Systems is $101.23, +28.4% from the last close.
$101.23consensus 12-month target, +28.4% from the last close
−0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Descartes Systems seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Descartes Systems averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, DSGX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.9%.
Descartes Systems market cap and key statistics
Descartes Systems’s market cap is $6.76B, with a P/E ratio of 36.6 and revenue of $775.2M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.76B
- P/E ratio
- 36.6
- Forward P/E
- 29.6
- EPS, TTM
- $2.15
- Gekko Fair Value
- $103.00
Trading
- Volume
- 768,156
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 740,998
- 52-week high
- $98.35
- 52-week low
- $62.56
- Shares outstanding
- 85.55M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $775.2M
- Profit margin
- 24.2%
- Return on equity
- 11.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +32.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.20
- Typical daily move
- ±3.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.9%
Descartes Systems stock news this week
Coverage of Descartes Systems this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 6 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) and The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) Financial SurveyDefense World, Sep 28
- How Is Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX:DSG) Building Its Logistics Platform?Kalkine Media, Sep 25
- Descartes Systems Group CEO & Director Edward Ryan Sells 100% Of HoldingSimply Wall Street, Sep 25
- The Descartes Systems Group stock highlights 12 percent revenue growth despite AI catalyst aheadAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- Descartes Expands AI Innovation with Agent that Helps Reduce Global Trade Data Research and Analysis Time by Up to 90%Stock Titan, Sep 25
- The Descartes Systems Group Inc (DSGX) stock price, news, quote and historyYahoo Finance UK, Sep 24
Descartes Systems peers
Descartes Systems’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFTMicrosoft | Neutral | 17.3% above |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | Neutral | 15.7% above |
| ORCLOracle | Accumulation | 25.9% below |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Neutral | 16.1% above |
| CRWDCrowdStrike | Neutral | 27.2% above |
| CRMSalesforce | Neutral | 5.9% below |
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Descartes Systems stock FAQ
What is Descartes Systems’s market cap?
Descartes Systems’s market cap is $6.76B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $78.85, with 85.55M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 36.6.
What is the Descartes Systems stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Descartes Systems is $101.23, +28.4% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Descartes Systems stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Descartes Systems is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $78.85 is 23.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $103.00. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Descartes Systems report earnings next?
Descartes Systems is expected to report on Dec 2, 2026, after the market closes (64 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.61 per share on revenue of $210.0M. Descartes Systems beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.4% on average across the report.
What is Descartes Systems’s 52-week high and low?
Descartes Systems’s 52-week high is $98.35 and its 52-week low is $62.56; it closed at $78.85 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $124.31 on Feb 10, 2025.
Is Descartes Systems stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 5 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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