NTCT vs. ACIW, BLKB, SPNS, PLUS, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, VHC, SNCR, 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), Sapiens International (SPNS), ePlus (PLUS), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), VirnetX (VHC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), 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 valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of NetScout Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. NetScout Systems has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.54%. Given ACI Worldwide's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than NetScout Systems.
In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 6 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 7 mentions for NetScout Systems. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat NetScout Systems' score of 1.29 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.76% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of 8.72%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 19.09% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetScout Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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