ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Competitors $40.74 -1.82 (-4.28%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.45 +0.71 (+1.74%) As of 08/1/2025 05:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACIW vs. GWRE, FDS, MANH, PEGA, INFA, BLKB, PLUS, SPNS, NTCT, and VRNTShould you be buying ACI Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACI Worldwide include Guidewire Software (GWRE), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), and Verint Systems (VRNT). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ACI Worldwide vs. Its Competitors Guidewire Software FactSet Research Systems Manhattan Associates Pegasystems Informatica Blackbaud ePlus Sapiens International NetScout Systems Verint Systems Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do analysts prefer GWRE or ACIW? Guidewire Software presently has a consensus target price of $250.92, suggesting a potential upside of 12.58%. ACI Worldwide has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.28%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than Guidewire Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guidewire Software 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64ACI Worldwide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer GWRE or ACIW? In the previous week, Guidewire Software had 9 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Guidewire Software and 10 mentions for ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Guidewire Software's score of 1.15 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guidewire Software 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ACI Worldwide 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GWRE or ACIW? 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GWRE or ACIW? ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Guidewire Software. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guidewire Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGuidewire Software$980.50M19.14-$6.10M$0.40557.20ACI Worldwide$1.59B2.68$203.12M$2.5416.04 Which has more risk & volatility, GWRE or ACIW? Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GWRE or ACIW more profitable? ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of 3.04%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 20.94% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Guidewire Software3.04% 6.96% 3.70% ACI Worldwide 16.12%20.94%9.03% SummaryACI Worldwide beats Guidewire Software on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ACI Worldwide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACIW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACIW 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 ACIW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricACI WorldwideCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.46B$172.64B$29.22B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A1.30%3.09%4.08%P/E Ratio16.0438.1648.0923.80Price / Sales2.689.911,529.7188.12Price / Cash12.0329.1138.0757.96Price / Book3.0010.347.415.55Net Income$203.12M$3.72B$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance-9.06%-3.52%-3.62%-4.56%1 Month Performance-10.44%-0.15%-0.08%4.49%1 Year Performance-9.18%35.39%52,642.37%18.05% ACI Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIWACI Worldwide4.199 of 5 stars$40.74-4.3%$60.00+47.3%-11.0%$4.46B$1.59B16.043,103Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGWREGuidewire Software4.447 of 5 stars$222.47+0.3%$250.92+12.8%+49.6%$18.73B$1.14B556.163,469Positive NewsFDSFactSet Research Systems4.5737 of 5 stars$422.95-2.2%$444.25+5.0%-4.3%$15.99B$2.20B30.5612,398News CoveragePositive NewsMANHManhattan Associates4.2599 of 5 stars$199.73-1.1%$210.56+5.4%-14.4%$12.13B$1.05B57.074,690Trending NewsInsider TradePEGAPegasystems4.5344 of 5 stars$51.34-1.7%$54.82+6.8%+67.8%$8.79B$1.50B49.845,443INFAInformatica1.679 of 5 stars$24.52+0.1%$24.46-0.2%+0.3%$7.42B$1.64B-2,451,700.005,200Upcoming EarningsBLKBBlackbaud4.2843 of 5 stars$64.18+0.2%$78.67+22.6%-16.5%$3.11B$1.16B-10.882,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradePLUSePlus3.2244 of 5 stars$66.77-2.4%N/A-28.7%$1.77B$2.07B16.492,199Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSPNSSapiens International3.3766 of 5 stars$30.28+0.8%$34.25+13.1%-26.0%$1.69B$542.38M23.294,850Upcoming EarningsNTCTNetScout Systems2.354 of 5 stars$22.98-0.3%$25.00+8.8%+6.3%$1.64B$822.68M-4.462,123VRNTVerint Systems4.8205 of 5 stars$21.60+3.8%$31.71+46.8%-40.9%$1.30B$909.19M26.343,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Guidewire Software Competitors FactSet Research Systems Competitors Manhattan Associates Competitors Pegasystems Competitors Informatica Competitors Blackbaud Competitors ePlus Competitors Sapiens International Competitors NetScout Systems Competitors Verint Systems 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:ACIW) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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