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NTCT vs. INFA, ACIW, BLKB, SPNS, PLUS, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, VHC, and SNCR

Should you be buying NetScout Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetScout Systems include Informatica (INFA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), Sapiens International (SPNS), ePlus (PLUS), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), VirnetX (VHC), and Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

NetScout Systems vs. Its Competitors

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and Informatica (NYSE:INFA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Informatica shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Informatica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NetScout Systems has a net margin of 8.72% compared to Informatica's net margin of -0.45%. NetScout Systems' return on equity of 7.47% beat Informatica's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NetScout Systems8.72% 7.47% 5.30%
Informatica -0.45%4.64%2.09%

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informatica has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Informatica had 6 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Informatica and 5 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Informatica's score of 0.24 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NetScout Systems
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Informatica
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Informatica has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems. Informatica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetScout Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NetScout Systems$822.68M2.25-$366.92M$1.0025.72
Informatica$1.64B4.63$9.93M-$0.04-622.63

NetScout Systems presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Informatica has a consensus price target of $23.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.97%. Given NetScout Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than Informatica.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NetScout Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Informatica
1 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.94

Summary

NetScout Systems beats Informatica on 10 of the 16 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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NTCT vs. The Competition

MetricNetScout SystemsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.85B$21.59B$32.37B$10.51B
Dividend YieldN/A2.41%3.23%4.82%
P/E Ratio25.7216.77487.1527.36
Price / Sales2.252.281,617.83135.63
Price / Cash3.1219.1434.3030.18
Price / Book1.186.197.756.79
Net Income-$366.92M$701.13M$820.59M$276.59M
7 Day Performance-0.96%3.00%0.94%1.08%
1 Month Performance2.47%5.00%7.79%8.50%
1 Year Performance19.35%2,439,671.03%23,919.00%44.54%

NetScout Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NTCT
NetScout Systems
3.0422 of 5 stars
$25.72
+0.1%
$29.00
+12.8%
+18.4%$1.85B$822.68M25.722,123Positive News
Analyst Forecast
INFA
Informatica
0.9268 of 5 stars
$24.91
0.0%
$23.67
-5.0%
-5.6%$7.59B$1.64B-622.755,200
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
3.5161 of 5 stars
$53.58
-0.1%
$60.00
+12.0%
-3.2%$5.53B$1.59B22.613,103Positive News
Analyst Revision
BLKB
Blackbaud
3.7676 of 5 stars
$63.23
+0.3%
$78.67
+24.4%
-23.8%$3.06B$1.16B-10.942,600
SPNS
Sapiens International
2.6906 of 5 stars
$43.04
+0.0%
$31.33
-27.2%
+17.7%$2.40B$542.38M35.284,850
PLUS
ePlus
2.6886 of 5 stars
$73.37
+0.4%
N/A-29.7%$1.95B$2.07B16.452,199Positive News
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.8635 of 5 stars
$20.26
0.0%
$26.33
+30.0%
-13.2%$1.22B$909.19M28.543,800Positive News
PRO
PROS
1.0635 of 5 stars
$22.95
+0.1%
$23.75
+3.5%
+23.0%$1.10B$330.37M-104.321,501
DMRC
Digimarc
1.6313 of 5 stars
$9.84
+1.5%
$30.00
+204.9%
-69.9%$210.09M$38.42M-5.38230Positive News
VHC
VirnetX
0.1657 of 5 stars
$16.80
+1.8%
N/A+137.8%$71.75M$50K-3.5020Gap Down
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
3.5732 of 5 stars
$5.74
-2.5%
$13.00
+126.5%
-58.0%$67.75M$173.59M-2.751,540News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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