ePlus (PLUS) Competitors $71.38 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLUS vs. ACIW, BLKB, SPNS, NTCT, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, VHC, SNCR, and SEACShould you be buying ePlus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ePlus include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), 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. ePlus vs. Its Competitors ACI Worldwide Blackbaud Sapiens International NetScout Systems Verint Systems PROS Digimarc VirnetX Synchronoss Technologies SeaChange International ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts rate ACIW or PLUS? ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.08%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than ePlus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ACI Worldwide 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60ePlus 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ACIW or PLUS more profitable? ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.76% compared to ePlus' net margin of 5.47%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 19.09% beat ePlus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ACI Worldwide14.76% 19.09% 8.63% ePlus 5.47%11.03%6.03% Does the media favor ACIW or PLUS? In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 18 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 4 mentions for ePlus. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 0.11 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ACI Worldwide 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ePlus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACIW or PLUS? 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of ePlus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACIW or PLUS? ACI Worldwide has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ePlus. ePlus 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 RatioACI Worldwide$1.59B3.16$203.12M$2.3720.57ePlus$2.17B0.88$107.98M$4.4616.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ACIW or PLUS? ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ePlus has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryACI Worldwide beats ePlus on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLUS 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 PLUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricePlusBusiness Software Services/BPO IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.90B$8.41B$32.77B$10.49BDividend Yield1.36%1.24%3.21%4.80%P/E Ratio16.005.33481.5927.13Price / Sales0.882.931,665.41179.84Price / Cash13.8119.7437.7261.22Price / Book1.946.517.416.52Net Income$107.98M$258.81M$820.48M$276.93M7 Day Performance2.53%2.17%0.64%1.94%1 Month Performance-4.15%-1.01%1.08%2.19%1 Year Performance-27.30%-7.11%23,946.36%35.00% ePlus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUSePlus3.2004 of 5 stars$71.380.0%N/A-28.2%$1.90B$2.17B16.002,199News CoverageACIWACI Worldwide3.9031 of 5 stars$51.000.0%$60.00+17.6%-6.1%$5.26B$1.59B21.523,103News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBLKBBlackbaud3.8421 of 5 stars$63.62+0.4%$70.50+10.8%-27.0%$3.07B$1.16B-11.012,600SPNSSapiens International2.0907 of 5 stars$43.03+0.0%$31.33-27.2%+18.4%$2.40B$542.38M35.274,850NTCTNetScout Systems3.3189 of 5 stars$25.70flat$29.00+12.8%+19.8%$1.85B$822.68M25.702,123News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVRNTVerint Systems4.8378 of 5 stars$20.29+0.2%$26.33+29.8%-11.9%$1.22B$909.19M28.583,800Positive NewsPROPROS1.7033 of 5 stars$22.95-0.1%$23.75+3.5%+17.5%$1.10B$330.37M-104.301,501Trending NewsDMRCDigimarc1.5239 of 5 stars$8.78+6.6%$30.00+241.7%-70.8%$178.65M$38.42M-4.80230News CoverageVHCVirnetX0.4575 of 5 stars$16.98+6.5%N/A+274.1%$72.52M$50K-3.5420News CoverageGap UpSNCRSynchronoss Technologies3.3336 of 5 stars$5.36+0.9%$13.00+142.5%-56.3%$61.07M$173.59M-2.561,540SEACSeaChange International0.7897 of 5 stars$4.15-0.2%N/A-53.2%$9.52M$32.76M0.00100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACI Worldwide Competitors Blackbaud Competitors Sapiens International Competitors NetScout Systems Competitors Verint Systems Competitors PROS Competitors Digimarc Competitors VirnetX Competitors Synchronoss Technologies Competitors SeaChange International 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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