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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
NetScout Systems beats Informatica on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff