Cognyte Software (CGNT) Competitors $8.78 +0.19 (+2.21%) Closing price 08/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.82 +0.04 (+0.46%) As of 07:32 AM 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 ChainOwnershipShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CGNT vs. IAC, WRD, DV, WB, SBET, APPN, VNET, CXM, ALKT, and BBAIShould you be buying Cognyte Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognyte Software include IAC (IAC), WeRide (WRD), DoubleVerify (DV), Weibo (WB), Sharplink Gaming (SBET), Appian (APPN), VNET Group (VNET), Sprinklr (CXM), Alkami Technology (ALKT), and BigBear.ai (BBAI). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Cognyte Software vs. Its Competitors IAC WeRide DoubleVerify Weibo Sharplink Gaming Appian VNET Group Sprinklr Alkami Technology BigBear.ai Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, CGNT or IAC? Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CGNT or IAC? In the previous week, IAC had 20 more articles in the media than Cognyte Software. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for IAC and 2 mentions for Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat IAC's score of 0.07 indicating that Cognyte Software is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cognyte Software 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive IAC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CGNT or IAC more profitable? Cognyte Software has a net margin of -2.18% compared to IAC's net margin of -14.52%. Cognyte Software's return on equity of -3.53% beat IAC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cognyte Software-2.18% -3.53% -1.56% IAC -14.52%-8.23%-5.44% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CGNT or IAC? 72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.7% of Cognyte Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of IAC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CGNT or IAC? Cognyte Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IAC. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCognyte Software$350.63M1.80-$12.05M-$0.11-79.82IAC$3.81B0.70-$539.90M-$5.39-6.61 Do analysts prefer CGNT or IAC? IAC has a consensus target price of $47.92, indicating a potential upside of 34.54%. Given IAC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IAC is more favorable than Cognyte Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cognyte Software 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00IAC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryCognyte Software beats IAC on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cognyte Software News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CGNT 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 CGNT 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 CGNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCognyte SoftwareINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$618.97M$20.03B$30.16B$9.82BDividend YieldN/A3.33%3.09%4.12%P/E Ratio-79.8273.7952.6826.02Price / Sales1.8065.381,272.58112.87Price / Cash200.6482.4736.0558.93Price / Book2.9218.389.266.06Net Income-$12.05M$347.70M$803.11M$265.11M7 Day Performance-3.41%0.77%1.68%3.38%1 Month Performance-1.24%0.50%1.09%2.28%1 Year Performance21.10%70.42%24,042.68%29.67% Cognyte Software Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGNTCognyte Software1.6316 of 5 stars$8.78+2.2%N/A+21.1%$618.97M$350.63M-79.821,623News CoverageIACIAC4.3278 of 5 stars$34.07-0.3%$47.92+40.7%-29.8%$2.54B$3.81B0.008,300WRDWeRide1.0158 of 5 stars$8.80-4.2%$12.00+36.4%N/A$2.45B$49.47M0.003,093DVDoubleVerify3.5108 of 5 stars$14.82-0.4%$19.13+29.1%-15.8%$2.43B$656.85M51.31800WBWeibo2.1155 of 5 stars$9.73-1.6%$9.75+0.2%+27.9%$2.40B$1.75B7.054,982News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpSBETSharplink Gaming0.6907 of 5 stars$22.33-6.6%N/A+151.3%$2.39B$3.66M0.0062Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAPPNAppian3.0928 of 5 stars$27.80-4.4%$33.40+20.1%-1.0%$2.16B$617.02M0.002,033Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionVNETVNET Group2.2148 of 5 stars$8.02+0.5%$9.30+16.0%+337.7%$2.15B$1.13B-802.002,581Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCXMSprinklr4.0285 of 5 stars$7.90-2.7%$10.25+29.8%-8.4%$2.10B$796.39M58.003,589ALKTAlkami Technology2.5241 of 5 stars$20.66+2.7%$39.25+90.0%-27.2%$2.09B$333.85M0.00850Insider TradeBBAIBigBear.ai0.9441 of 5 stars$7.10-0.6%$6.33-10.7%+353.7%$2.08B$158.24M-9.10660Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IAC Competitors WeRide Competitors DoubleVerify Competitors Weibo Competitors Sharplink Gaming Competitors Appian Competitors VNET Group Competitors Sprinklr Competitors Alkami Technology Competitors BigBear.ai 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:CGNT) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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