ePlus (PLUS) Competitors

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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 Worldwide	14.76%	19.09%	8.63%
ePlus	5.47%	11.03%	6.03%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACIW or PLUS?

94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of ePlus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of ePlus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ACIW or PLUS?

ACI Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.73%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ePlus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ACIW or PLUS?

ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ePlus has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACI Worldwide	$1.59B	3.02	$203.12M	$2.37	19.67
ePlus	$2.07B	0.95	$107.98M	$4.46	16.52

Does the media refer more to ACIW or PLUS?

In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 4 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 14 mentions for ePlus. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat ePlus' score of 0.21 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ACI Worldwide	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ePlus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ACI Worldwide beats ePlus on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.