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

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

NetScout Systems vs. Its Competitors

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

94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of NetScout Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 1 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 7 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 0.69 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ACI Worldwide
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NetScout Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ACI Worldwide$1.59B2.77$203.12M$2.5416.59
NetScout Systems$822.68M1.91-$366.92M-$5.15-4.22

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ACI Worldwide16.12% 20.94% 9.03%
NetScout Systems -44.60%7.37%5.16%

ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.35%. NetScout Systems has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.10%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than NetScout Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ACI Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NetScout Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

ACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 14 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

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.
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NTCT vs. The Competition

MetricNetScout SystemsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.55B$21.05B$29.06B$9.47B
Dividend YieldN/A2.43%3.11%4.13%
P/E Ratio-4.2217.1148.5423.99
Price / Sales1.912.091,528.7796.64
Price / Cash2.6020.7936.5858.51
Price / Book1.0011.277.485.58
Net Income-$366.92M$705.75M$802.59M$265.35M
7 Day Performance1.40%1.54%-0.09%-0.07%
1 Month Performance-9.88%-2.65%-0.02%1.76%
1 Year Performance18.49%5,383,028.02%53,008.73%25.39%

NetScout Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NTCT
NetScout Systems
2.3869 of 5 stars
$21.72
+1.5%
$25.00
+15.1%
+17.2%$1.55B$822.68M-4.222,123
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
4.2367 of 5 stars
$41.93
+2.9%
$60.00
+43.1%
-7.9%$4.40B$1.59B16.513,103Positive News
BLKB
Blackbaud
4.3929 of 5 stars
$64.78
-0.8%
$78.67
+21.4%
-13.5%$3.14B$1.16B-11.212,600
PLUS
ePlus
3.0986 of 5 stars
$64.31
+3.3%
N/A-20.4%$1.71B$2.07B15.882,199Positive News
SPNS
Sapiens International
2.5089 of 5 stars
$27.09
+1.3%
$31.33
+15.7%
-22.6%$1.51B$542.38M20.844,850Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.7841 of 5 stars
$21.14
+4.5%
$31.71
+50.0%
-33.3%$1.27B$909.19M25.783,800Options Volume
PRO
PROS
1.9551 of 5 stars
$15.10
+1.4%
$27.50
+82.2%
-26.1%$722.30M$330.37M-68.611,501Trending News
Earnings Report
DMRC
Digimarc
2.4697 of 5 stars
$11.83
+4.2%
$30.00
+153.6%
-58.1%$254.94M$38.42M-6.29230Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
3.621 of 5 stars
$7.60
+6.0%
$13.00
+71.1%
-27.0%$87.39M$172.84M-36.191,540Upcoming Earnings
VHC
VirnetX
0.5583 of 5 stars
$16.38
+27.8%
N/A+151.7%$69.43MN/A-3.3620Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
SEAC
SeaChange International
2.5211 of 5 stars
$5.00
flat
N/A-4.8%$11.67M$32.76M0.00100

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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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