ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Competitors $52.22 +0.09 (+0.17%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.18 -1.05 (-2.00%) As of 04/15/2025 04:20 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. SSNC, AZPN, FDS, GWRE, MANH, HCP, PEGA, INFA, SWI, and BLKBShould you be buying ACI Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACI Worldwide include SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Aspen Technology (AZPN), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), SolarWinds (SWI), and Blackbaud (BLKB). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ACI Worldwide vs. SS&C Technologies Aspen Technology FactSet Research Systems Guidewire Software Manhattan Associates HashiCorp Pegasystems Informatica SolarWinds Blackbaud ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, ACIW or SSNC? 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 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACIW or SSNC? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACIW or SSNC? SS&C Technologies received 388 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.71% 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 Votes70876.71% Underperform Votes21523.29% Is ACIW or SSNC more profitable? 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% Does the media refer more to ACIW or SSNC? In the previous week, SS&C Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for SS&C Technologies and 13 mentions for ACI Worldwide. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat ACI Worldwide's score of 1.01 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SS&C Technologies 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ACIW or SSNC? ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.13%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus target price of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 26.42%. Given SS&C Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.40SS&C Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACIW or SSNC? 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 RatioACI Worldwide$1.59B3.45$121.51M$1.9227.20SS&C Technologies$5.88B3.22$760.50M$3.0025.62 SummarySS&C Technologies beats ACI Worldwide on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$5.50B$22.62B$22.16B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.06%2.99%4.32%P/E Ratio24.75105.8439.4917.81Price / Sales3.4516.731,985.9694.60Price / Cash16.1286.0634.6334.64Price / Book4.297.915.774.00Net Income$121.51M$438.39M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance8.79%8.43%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-1.32%-5.45%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance65.78%6.96%52,661.37%-0.18% ACI Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIWACI Worldwide1.7376 of 5 stars$52.22+0.2%$53.33+2.1%+65.8%$5.50B$1.59B24.753,350Positive NewsSSNCSS&C Technologies4.9487 of 5 stars$73.15-1.6%$97.50+33.3%+28.3%$18.03B$5.88B24.3827,600Positive NewsGap DownAZPNAspen Technology0.3896 of 5 stars$264.33flat$272.00+2.9%N/A$16.73B$1.14B3,304.541,770Analyst ForecastFDSFactSet Research Systems4.0217 of 5 stars$405.64-2.5%$436.27+7.6%+3.0%$15.43B$2.25B29.0811,200Analyst RevisionGWREGuidewire Software3.1359 of 5 stars$175.08+0.5%$206.08+17.7%+77.4%$14.69B$1.08B486.343,380Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsMANHManhattan Associates4.5227 of 5 stars$146.36-3.7%$243.78+66.6%-28.7%$8.95B$1.04B41.704,150Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑HCPHashiCorp0.3605 of 5 stars$34.78flat$34.40-1.1%N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePEGAPegasystems4.5636 of 5 stars$63.07-0.4%$99.36+57.5%+19.2%$5.42B$1.50B62.456,140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownINFAInformatica3.8335 of 5 stars$16.45-1.3%$24.67+50.0%-51.1%$4.98B$1.64B548.355,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSWISolarWinds3.4445 of 5 stars$18.38+0.0%$18.00-2.0%+74.6%$3.18B$796.90M29.172,300High Trading VolumeBLKBBlackbaud4.3568 of 5 stars$60.64-2.5%$85.33+40.7%-22.2%$2.99B$1.16B-10.283,200 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SS&C Technologies Competitors Aspen Technology Competitors FactSet Research Systems Competitors Guidewire Software Competitors Manhattan Associates Competitors HashiCorp Competitors Pegasystems Competitors Informatica Competitors SolarWinds Competitors Blackbaud 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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