SPNS vs. ACIW, SWI, BLKB, PLUS, NTCT, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, SNCR, and VHC
Should you be buying Sapiens International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sapiens International include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), SolarWinds (SWI), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), 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.
Sapiens International vs. Its Competitors
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Sapiens International. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sapiens International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.67%. Sapiens International has a consensus price target of $34.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than Sapiens International.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Sapiens International's net margin of 13.37%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 20.94% beat Sapiens International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Sapiens International had 2 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sapiens International and 5 mentions for ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Sapiens International's score of 0.27 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sapiens International has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats Sapiens International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SPNS) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
