NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors $21.22 +0.20 (+0.95%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.22 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 05/1/2025 04:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NTCT vs. ACIW, INFA, SWI, BLKB, PLUS, SPNS, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, and SNCRShould you be buying NetScout Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetScout Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Informatica (INFA), 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. ACI Worldwide Informatica SolarWinds Blackbaud ePlus Sapiens International Verint Systems PROS Digimarc Synchronoss Technologies NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk. Is NTCT or ACIW more profitable? ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -50.90%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 21.67% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NetScout Systems-50.90% 6.76% 4.77% ACI Worldwide 14.04%21.67%8.45% Does the media prefer NTCT or ACIW? In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 4 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 6 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 1.37 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive ACI Worldwide 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTCT or ACIW? 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 RatioNetScout Systems$821.14M1.85-$147.73M-$5.86-3.62ACI Worldwide$1.59B3.56$121.51M$1.9228.08 Do analysts prefer NTCT or ACIW? NetScout Systems presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.81%. ACI Worldwide has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. Given NetScout Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NetScout Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00ACI Worldwide 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NTCT or ACIW? 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, 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTCT or ACIW? NetScout Systems received 149 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNetScout SystemsOutperform Votes46967.48% Underperform Votes22632.52% ACI WorldwideOutperform Votes32062.99% Underperform Votes18837.01% Which has more volatility and risk, NTCT or ACIW? NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NetScout Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTCT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NTCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetScout SystemsComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$3.58B$23.43B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.20%2.96%4.22%P/E Ratio-3.6261.9542.3518.54Price / Sales1.8529.182,105.70103.35Price / Cash4.4634.8534.7234.62Price / Book1.005.046.184.25Net Income-$147.73M$38.20M$737.35M$248.18M7 Day Performance0.86%2.94%1.88%1.25%1 Month Performance-0.38%4.48%2.31%3.76%1 Year Performance7.28%-3.43%52,745.56%5.28% NetScout Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTCTNetScout Systems2.6396 of 5 stars$21.22+1.0%$25.00+17.8%+7.3%$1.52B$821.14M-3.622,330Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsACIWACI Worldwide2.4408 of 5 stars$49.73-2.4%$53.33+7.2%+56.9%$5.24B$1.59B23.573,350Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsINFAInformatica3.6382 of 5 stars$16.87-3.7%$24.15+43.2%-38.6%$5.10B$1.64B562.525,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSWISolarWinds2.2094 of 5 stars$18.49flat$18.00-2.7%N/A$3.20B$796.90M29.352,300BLKBBlackbaud4.4095 of 5 stars$60.75-2.0%$85.33+40.5%-19.7%$2.99B$1.16B-10.303,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePLUSePlus4.4775 of 5 stars$58.58-0.8%$90.00+53.6%-17.0%$1.56B$2.13B14.941,580SPNSSapiens International2.7442 of 5 stars$25.44-2.1%$33.50+31.7%-10.9%$1.42B$542.38M19.724,040Upcoming EarningsVRNTVerint Systems4.6548 of 5 stars$15.62-2.3%$30.33+94.2%-41.9%$970.60M$909.19M16.624,400Positive NewsGap UpPROPROS2.5057 of 5 stars$15.73-2.1%$31.63+101.0%-48.9%$751.85M$330.37M-35.751,530Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeDMRCDigimarc2.3086 of 5 stars$11.22-3.2%$29.00+158.5%-39.2%$241.77M$38.42M-5.75230Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSNCRSynchronoss Technologies3.8757 of 5 stars$10.35+6.0%$13.00+25.6%+55.2%$118.93M$173.59M-2.671,540Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACIW Competitors INFA Competitors SWI Competitors BLKB Competitors PLUS Competitors SPNS Competitors VRNT Competitors PRO Competitors DMRC Competitors SNCR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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