ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Competitors $47.06 -0.32 (-0.68%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.98 -0.08 (-0.17%) As of 06/11/2025 07:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACIW vs. GWRE, FDS, AZPN, MANH, PEGA, INFA, HCP, SWI, BLKB, and PLUSShould you be buying ACI Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACI Worldwide include Guidewire Software (GWRE), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), SolarWinds (SWI), Blackbaud (BLKB), and ePlus (PLUS). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ACI Worldwide vs. Its Competitors Guidewire Software FactSet Research Systems Aspen Technology Manhattan Associates Pegasystems Informatica HashiCorp SolarWinds Blackbaud ePlus ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACIW or GWRE? 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACIW or GWRE? Guidewire Software received 137 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.48% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote while only 63.16% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformACI WorldwideOutperform Votes32463.16% Underperform Votes18936.84% Guidewire SoftwareOutperform Votes46165.48% Underperform Votes24334.52% Is ACIW or GWRE more profitable? ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of 2.91%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 21.67% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ACI Worldwide14.04% 21.67% 8.45% Guidewire Software 2.91%2.38%1.38% Which has more risk & volatility, ACIW or GWRE? ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ACIW or GWRE? In the previous week, Guidewire Software had 19 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Guidewire Software and 17 mentions for ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Guidewire Software's score of 0.72 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ACI Worldwide 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guidewire Software 15 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ACIW or GWRE? ACI Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Guidewire Software has a consensus target price of $247.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given ACI Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than Guidewire Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ACI Worldwide 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Guidewire Software 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has better earnings and valuation, ACIW or GWRE? ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Guidewire Software. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guidewire Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioACI Worldwide$1.67B2.95$121.51M$2.5418.53Guidewire Software$1.14B18.56-$6.10M$0.40626.99 SummaryACI Worldwide beats Guidewire Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ACI Worldwide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACIW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACIW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACIW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricACI WorldwidePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.94B$27.45B$26.18B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.85%4.18%P/E Ratio22.30118.9545.2920.06Price / Sales2.9516.402,041.76157.10Price / Cash16.1286.0634.7434.64Price / Book3.869.657.004.70Net Income$121.51M$438.27M$740.66M$247.88M7 Day Performance0.19%0.35%1.86%2.66%1 Month Performance-3.49%5.88%4.23%6.40%1 Year Performance33.50%28.82%52,556.17%14.07% ACI Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIWACI Worldwide4.2569 of 5 stars$47.06-0.7%$60.00+27.5%+37.0%$4.94B$1.67B22.303,350GWREGuidewire Software4.2241 of 5 stars$215.03+0.0%$207.42-3.5%+84.4%$18.04B$1.08B597.313,380Insider TradeShort Interest ↓FDSFactSet Research Systems4.3129 of 5 stars$457.00-0.3%$440.22-3.7%+3.6%$17.34B$2.25B32.7611,200Positive NewsAZPNAspen Technology0.4029 of 5 stars$264.33flat$276.25+4.5%N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770MANHManhattan Associates4.4098 of 5 stars$184.49-2.3%$210.14+13.9%-16.3%$11.20B$1.05B52.564,150Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePEGAPegasystems4.0764 of 5 stars$96.96-1.2%$100.27+3.4%+74.1%$8.30B$1.64B96.006,140Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionINFAInformatica1.8788 of 5 stars$24.09+0.3%$24.46+1.5%-15.9%$7.29B$1.66B803.275,500Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionHCPHashiCorp0.3514 of 5 stars$34.78flat$35.00+0.6%N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850SWISolarWinds1.0895 of 5 stars$18.49flat$18.00-2.7%N/A$3.20B$796.90M29.352,300BLKBBlackbaud4.3798 of 5 stars$62.23flat$78.67+26.4%-19.3%$3.02B$1.15B-10.553,200Positive NewsPLUSePlus2.9789 of 5 stars$70.75-0.9%N/A-1.5%$1.88B$2.07B18.051,580Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Guidewire Software Competitors FactSet Research Systems Competitors Aspen Technology Competitors Manhattan Associates Competitors Pegasystems Competitors Informatica Competitors HashiCorp Competitors SolarWinds Competitors Blackbaud Competitors ePlus Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACIW) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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