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CGNT vs. FORTY, APPN, EVCM, PRCH, DV, AVDX, CXM, BBAI, CERT, and NYAX

Should you be buying Cognyte Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognyte Software include Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY), Appian (APPN), EverCommerce (EVCM), Porch Group (PRCH), DoubleVerify (DV), AvidXchange (AVDX), Sprinklr (CXM), BigBear.ai (BBAI), Certara (CERT), and Nayax (NYAX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Cognyte Software vs. Its Competitors

Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) and Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Formula Systems (1985) has higher revenue and earnings than Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Formula Systems (1985), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cognyte Software$350.63M1.75-$12.05M-$0.06-140.50
Formula Systems (1985)$2.76B0.76$79.67M$4.9727.61

In the previous week, Formula Systems (1985) had 1 more articles in the media than Cognyte Software. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Formula Systems (1985) and 2 mentions for Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Formula Systems (1985)'s score of 0.61 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Formula Systems (1985)
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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)
2.00
Formula Systems (1985)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Formula Systems (1985) has a net margin of 2.70% compared to Cognyte Software's net margin of -1.20%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 5.58% beat Cognyte Software's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cognyte Software-1.20% -2.05% -0.91%
Formula Systems (1985) 2.70%5.58%2.58%

Summary

Formula Systems (1985) beats Cognyte Software on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CGNT vs. The Competition

MetricCognyte SoftwareINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$630.45M$20.38B$32.75B$10.53B
Dividend YieldN/A3.52%3.14%4.57%
P/E Ratio-140.4877.77452.7426.62
Price / Sales1.7588.031,858.91126.55
Price / Cash201.8187.0638.4861.85
Price / Book2.749.177.306.45
Net Income-$12.05M$355.94M$810.65M$271.57M
7 Day Performance1.08%3.18%3.59%2.83%
1 Month Performance-5.07%7.63%7.46%7.27%
1 Year Performance27.73%90.92%24,212.84%26.07%

Cognyte Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CGNT
Cognyte Software
1.2908 of 5 stars
$8.43
-2.4%
N/A+28.8%$630.45M$350.63M-140.481,623
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
1.2774 of 5 stars
$141.10
-5.4%
N/A+94.6%$2.29B$2.76B28.3922,720
APPN
Appian
3.1084 of 5 stars
$30.80
+0.1%
$33.40
+8.4%
+0.8%$2.28B$617.02M-133.912,033Positive News
EVCM
EverCommerce
1.1224 of 5 stars
$11.86
+0.1%
$11.50
-3.0%
+10.9%$2.15B$698.77M-98.832,000
PRCH
Porch Group
2.4242 of 5 stars
$17.66
+1.3%
$15.67
-11.3%
+1,024.4%$2.14B$437.85M34.631,700Analyst Forecast
DV
DoubleVerify
4.4433 of 5 stars
$13.00
-0.2%
$19.13
+47.2%
-27.9%$2.13B$656.85M44.83800
AVDX
AvidXchange
1.2046 of 5 stars
$9.95
+0.2%
$10.04
+0.9%
+23.0%$2.06B$438.94M-198.961,600
CXM
Sprinklr
3.9827 of 5 stars
$7.80
+1.0%
$10.00
+28.3%
+1.9%$1.88B$796.39M17.323,589
BBAI
BigBear.ai
0.8577 of 5 stars
$5.10
+0.7%
$6.00
+17.8%
+348.0%$1.88B$158.24M-3.54660Gap Up
CERT
Certara
4.5264 of 5 stars
$11.22
-0.5%
$15.14
+35.0%
+7.2%$1.81B$385.15M224.441,546
NYAX
Nayax
1.4616 of 5 stars
$48.42
-4.6%
$42.00
-13.3%
+88.7%$1.80B$314.01M84.951,130Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CGNT) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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