VRNT vs. ACIW, SWI, BLKB, PLUS, NTCT, SPNS, PRO, DMRC, SNCR, and VHC
Should you be buying Verint Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verint Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), SolarWinds (SWI), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), and VirnetX (VHC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Verint Systems vs. Its Competitors
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Verint Systems. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 18 more articles in the media than Verint Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 7 mentions for Verint Systems. Verint Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 0.94 indicating that Verint Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Verint Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Verint Systems' net margin of 7.66%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 20.94% beat Verint Systems' return on equity.
ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.33%. Verint Systems has a consensus price target of $31.71, suggesting a potential upside of 52.40%. Given Verint Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats Verint Systems on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRNT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff