Barclays Upgrades Descartes (DSGX) to Overweight

Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow upgraded Descartes (NASDAQ: DSGX) from Equalweight to Overweight with a price target of $105.00 (from $106.00).

The analyst comments: "We are upgrading Descartes to Overweight (from EW) with our 2026 Outlook, as we view the latest fiscal 3Q26 results as a positive inflection point that is being underappreciated when looking at recent performance (DSGX -21% last year vs. IGV +8%, see below). In our view, the worst is behind the company with Q3 organic growth reaccelerating from multi-year lows in fiscal 1H26 that were driven in part from tariff-related impacts. We see continued execution and easier comps in 1H27 supporting stable to slightly better underlying growth, with further room to drive inorganic growth in the medium-term through small tuck-in acquisitions, with conditions and recent management commentary supporting a favorable M&A environment for DSGX. While we argue DSGX is moving past the elevated impacts of uncertain macro conditions, we highlight that longer-term, supply-chain and logistics complexity fueled by changing regulations and requirements adds to Descartes' value proposition. Further, we believe the company has done well to continue its platform build-out to further differentiate it from competitive point solutions, adding to the network effects of the DSGX platform, particularly as AI adoption and new use cases emerge in the supply chain management and logistics software space."

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Shares of Descartes closed at $87.46 yesterday.

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