ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Competitors $53.77 -1.12 (-2.04%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ACIW vs. SSNC, FDS, MANH, AZPN, GWRE, PEGA, INFA, HCP, BLKB, and SWIShould 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), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), Blackbaud (BLKB), and SolarWinds (SWI). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ACI Worldwide vs. SS&C Technologies FactSet Research Systems Manhattan Associates Aspen Technology Guidewire Software Pegasystems Informatica HashiCorp Blackbaud SolarWinds ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is ACIW or SSNC more profitable? ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 12.26%. 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 12.26%17.33%6.43% Which has more risk & volatility, ACIW or SSNC? ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ACIW or SSNC? ACI Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $49.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.94%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $77.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50SS&C Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACIW or SSNC? SS&C Technologies received 380 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.50% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformACI WorldwideOutperform Votes32062.99% Underperform Votes18837.01% SS&C TechnologiesOutperform Votes70076.50% Underperform Votes21523.50% Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACIW or SSNC? 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, ACIW or SSNC? SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioACI Worldwide$1.62B3.49$121.51M$2.1125.48SS&C Technologies$5.76B3.27$607.10M$2.7927.25 Does the media refer more to ACIW or SSNC? In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 6 mentions for ACI Worldwide. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 0.90 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SS&C Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySS&C Technologies beats ACI Worldwide on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyMusk threatens Liberal’s fake “energy crisis”Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WorldwidePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.64B$26.13B$24.71B$9.31BDividend YieldN/A2.24%2.70%4.06%P/E Ratio25.4899.08276.5517.53Price / Sales3.4926.942,926.50140.39Price / Cash17.2391.6333.8037.95Price / Book4.4112.867.834.92Net Income$121.51M$446.45M$659.53M$225.78M7 Day Performance-3.72%-1.11%-0.18%-1.58%1 Month Performance-1.48%18.59%9.95%6.67%1 Year Performance80.86%31.80%25.54%22.48% ACI Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIWACI Worldwide2.6317 of 5 stars$53.77-2.0%$49.50-7.9%+80.9%$5.64B$1.62B25.483,212SSNCSS&C Technologies4.4955 of 5 stars$76.61-0.1%$77.75+1.5%+26.4%$18.98B$5.76B27.4526,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsFDSFactSet Research Systems4.4242 of 5 stars$489.48+0.2%$451.85-7.7%+7.0%$18.59B$2.20B35.1612,398MANHManhattan Associates4.3708 of 5 stars$298.85+0.2%$292.89-2.0%+37.8%$18.25B$1.02B85.184,580Analyst ForecastAZPNAspen Technology3.2444 of 5 stars$250.28+0.6%$258.00+3.1%+20.0%$15.83B$1.09B-428.973,937Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGWREGuidewire Software4.6163 of 5 stars$173.31+0.3%$193.00+11.4%+72.5%$14.47B$1.04B479.893,469Positive NewsPEGAPegasystems4.5904 of 5 stars$96.43+1.9%$85.90-10.9%+93.6%$8.27B$1.43B69.045,406Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsINFAInformatica4.1586 of 5 stars$26.96+0.5%$33.27+23.4%-6.7%$8.23B$1.66B127.715,000HCPHashiCorp1.0589 of 5 stars$33.79+0.0%$32.08-5.1%+48.0%$6.91B$654.89M-55.392,200Analyst ForecastBLKBBlackbaud4.6623 of 5 stars$78.65+0.2%$86.67+10.2%-10.2%$3.99B$1.15B76.923,000Positive NewsSWISolarWinds3.3111 of 5 stars$14.85+0.9%$14.00-5.7%+24.1%$2.53B$758.74M66.912,103Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SS&C Technologies Competitors FactSet Research Systems Competitors Manhattan Associates Competitors Aspen Technology Competitors Guidewire Software Competitors Pegasystems Competitors Informatica Competitors HashiCorp Competitors Blackbaud Competitors SolarWinds Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACIW) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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