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ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Competitors

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$55.26 +0.83 (+1.52%)
Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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ACIW vs. SSNC, FDS, AZPN, GWRE, MANH, HCP, PEGA, INFA, BLKB, and SWI

Should you be buying ACI Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACI Worldwide include SS&C Technologies (SSNC), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), Blackbaud (BLKB), and SolarWinds (SWI). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

ACI Worldwide vs.

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

SS&C Technologies received 387 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.68% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ACI WorldwideOutperform Votes
320
62.99%
Underperform Votes
188
37.01%
SS&C TechnologiesOutperform Votes
707
76.68%
Underperform Votes
215
23.32%

In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 13 mentions for ACI Worldwide. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 1.41 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ACI Worldwide
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SS&C Technologies
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by 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.

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ACI Worldwide. SS&C Technologies 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 Ratio
ACI Worldwide$1.59B3.65$121.51M$1.9228.79
SS&C Technologies$5.88B3.50$760.50M$3.0027.81

ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $53.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.53%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.87%. Given SS&C Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ACI Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
SS&C Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17

ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 12.93%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 21.67% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ACI Worldwide14.04% 21.67% 8.45%
SS&C Technologies 12.93%18.30%6.90%

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats ACI Worldwide on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ACIW vs. The Competition

MetricACI WorldwidePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.83B$23.88B$24.17B$8.29B
Dividend YieldN/A2.06%2.80%4.02%
P/E Ratio26.21112.6843.2419.30
Price / Sales3.6522.222,346.2694.72
Price / Cash16.1286.0634.6334.64
Price / Book4.548.706.414.46
Net Income$121.51M$436.62M$735.93M$247.07M
7 Day Performance5.26%1.98%1.69%3.17%
1 Month Performance9.35%-4.83%49,628.39%-2.74%
1 Year Performance72.39%10.95%52,548.45%4.67%

ACI Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
1.7568 of 5 stars
$55.26
+1.5%
$53.33
-3.5%
+72.3%$5.82B$1.59B26.193,212Positive News
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.9609 of 5 stars
$81.99
+0.7%
$97.50
+18.9%
+29.4%$20.21B$5.88B27.3326,000Positive News
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
3.8776 of 5 stars
$440.58
+0.9%
$449.38
+2.0%
-1.1%$16.74B$2.23B31.5511,200Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
AZPN
Aspen Technology
2.1303 of 5 stars
$264.33
flat
$272.00
+2.9%
N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770Analyst Forecast
Positive News
GWRE
Guidewire Software
3.6933 of 5 stars
$191.65
+3.1%
$206.08
+7.5%
+74.2%$16.05B$1.08B531.423,380Insider Trade
Positive News
MANH
Manhattan Associates
4.6306 of 5 stars
$176.19
+2.1%
$252.56
+43.3%
-27.7%$10.76B$1.04B50.174,150Analyst Upgrade
HCP
HashiCorp
0.8467 of 5 stars
$34.78
flat
$34.40
-1.1%
N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.022,200
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.8406 of 5 stars
$72.88
+1.2%
$99.36
+36.3%
+16.6%$6.26B$1.50B72.166,140Dividend Cut
INFA
Informatica
4.0434 of 5 stars
$18.50
+1.1%
$24.67
+33.4%
-48.0%$5.60B$1.64B617.045,000News Coverage
Positive News
BLKB
Blackbaud
4.2734 of 5 stars
$64.71
+2.0%
$85.33
+31.9%
-11.9%$3.18B$1.16B-10.943,000
SWI
SolarWinds
3.5511 of 5 stars
$18.35
+0.0%
$18.00
-1.9%
+47.9%$3.15B$796.90M29.122,103Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:ACIW) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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