ePlus (PLUS) Competitors $71.73 +2.16 (+3.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLUS vs. INFA, ACIW, BLKB, SPNS, NTCT, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, SNCR, and VHCShould you be buying ePlus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ePlus include Informatica (INFA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), and VirnetX (VHC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ePlus vs. Its Competitors Informatica ACI Worldwide Blackbaud Sapiens International NetScout Systems Verint Systems PROS Digimarc Synchronoss Technologies VirnetX ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Informatica (NYSE:INFA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Does the media favor PLUS or INFA? In the previous week, ePlus and ePlus both had 4 articles in the media. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Informatica's score of 1.37 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ePlus 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Informatica 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLUS or INFA? 93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Informatica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of ePlus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Informatica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PLUS or INFA? ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Informatica. Informatica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ePlus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioePlus$2.07B0.92$107.98M$4.4616.08Informatica$1.64B4.60$9.93M-$0.04-619.38 Is PLUS or INFA more profitable? ePlus has a net margin of 5.47% compared to Informatica's net margin of -0.45%. ePlus' return on equity of 11.03% beat Informatica's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ePlus5.47% 11.03% 6.03% Informatica -0.45%4.64%2.09% Which has more risk & volatility, PLUS or INFA? ePlus has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informatica has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PLUS or INFA? Informatica has a consensus target price of $23.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.47%. Given Informatica's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Informatica is more favorable than ePlus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ePlus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Informatica 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryePlus beats Informatica on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ePlus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 PLUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricePlusBusiness Software Services/BPO IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.91B$7.91B$30.19B$9.91BDividend Yield1.38%1.28%3.16%4.49%P/E Ratio16.085.36418.9826.65Price / Sales0.922.811,602.57163.66Price / Cash14.0019.1834.3228.92Price / Book1.876.179.206.52Net Income$107.98M$258.81M$807.47M$266.21M7 Day Performance-1.69%-1.63%-1.12%-0.75%1 Month Performance11.54%1.26%2.36%3.84%1 Year Performance-20.49%-4.52%24,024.63%24.40% ePlus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUSePlus3.1159 of 5 stars$71.73+3.1%N/A-22.7%$1.91B$2.07B16.082,199Positive NewsINFAInformatica1.2023 of 5 stars$24.82+0.3%$23.67-4.6%+2.1%$7.54B$1.64B-620.505,200ACIWACI Worldwide3.2799 of 5 stars$48.76-1.1%$60.00+23.1%+0.4%$5.09B$1.59B20.573,103Positive NewsBLKBBlackbaud4.0347 of 5 stars$65.22-1.9%$78.67+20.6%-18.7%$3.22B$1.16B-11.282,600News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑SPNSSapiens International2.4347 of 5 stars$42.78+0.0%$31.33-26.8%+22.4%$2.39B$542.38M35.074,850Positive NewsNTCTNetScout Systems3.6354 of 5 stars$23.14-1.5%$25.00+8.0%+19.4%$1.69B$822.68M23.142,123Positive NewsVRNTVerint Systems4.86 of 5 stars$20.20-1.3%$28.93+43.2%-32.4%$1.23B$909.19M24.633,800Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumePROPROS1.892 of 5 stars$15.42-2.6%$27.50+78.4%-16.9%$761.53M$330.37M-70.081,501Trending NewsDMRCDigimarc2.335 of 5 stars$8.31-5.7%$30.00+261.0%-71.2%$191.01M$38.42M-4.54230SNCRSynchronoss Technologies3.2722 of 5 stars$6.16-6.8%$13.00+111.0%-61.5%$76.03M$173.59M-2.951,540VHCVirnetX0.1929 of 5 stars$12.60-5.4%N/A+119.3%$56.95MN/A-2.6320News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Informatica Competitors ACI Worldwide Competitors Blackbaud Competitors Sapiens International Competitors NetScout Systems Competitors Verint Systems Competitors PROS Competitors Digimarc Competitors Synchronoss Technologies Competitors VirnetX 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:PLUS) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk Warns. 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