NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and Veradigm (NASDAQ:MDRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer NTCT or MDRX?

Veradigm has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.71%. Given Veradigm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Veradigm is more favorable than NetScout Systems.

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)	2.00
Veradigm	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NTCT or MDRX?

Veradigm has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetScout Systems	$829.46M	1.73	-$147.73M	-$2.10	-9.54
Veradigm	$1.50B	0.71	$134.44M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, NTCT or MDRX?

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veradigm has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NTCT or MDRX?

In the previous week, NetScout Systems had 12 more articles in the media than Veradigm. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for NetScout Systems and 6 mentions for Veradigm. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Veradigm's score of 0.55 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veradigm	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NTCT or MDRX?

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Veradigm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NTCT or MDRX more profitable?

Veradigm has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -17.81%. NetScout Systems' return on equity of 5.11% beat Veradigm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetScout Systems	-17.81%	5.11%	3.78%
Veradigm	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTCT or MDRX?

Veradigm received 161 more outperform votes than NetScout Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.53% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Veradigm an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetScout Systems	Outperform Votes 468 67.53%	Underperform Votes 225 32.47%
Veradigm	Outperform Votes 629 59.79%	Underperform Votes 423 40.21%

Summary

NetScout Systems and Veradigm tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.