NTCT vs. ACIW, PEGA, SWI, BLKB, PLUS, SPNS, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, and SNCR
Should you be buying NetScout Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetScout Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Pegasystems (PEGA), SolarWinds (SWI), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), Sapiens International (SPNS), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), and Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
NetScout Systems vs. Its Competitors
NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NetScout Systems currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.24%. ACI Worldwide has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.90%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than NetScout Systems.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACI Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 16.12% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -44.60%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 20.94% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.
In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 5 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 1 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 0.66 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
