NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, PEGA or NTCT?

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PEGA or NTCT?

Pegasystems currently has a consensus target price of $97.18, suggesting a potential upside of 42.89%. NetScout Systems has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.69%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than NetScout Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
NetScout Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEGA or NTCT?

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PEGA or NTCT?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 14 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Pegasystems and 11 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Pegasystems' score of 1.00 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetScout Systems	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PEGA or NTCT?

Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pegasystems	$1.50B	3.90	$99.19M	$1.01	67.34
NetScout Systems	$821.14M	1.75	-$147.73M	-$5.86	-3.42

Is PEGA or NTCT more profitable?

Pegasystems has a net margin of 6.63% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -50.90%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	6.63%	32.09%	9.45%
NetScout Systems	-50.90%	6.76%	4.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEGA or NTCT?

Pegasystems received 28 more outperform votes than NetScout Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.48% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 497 60.32%	Underperform Votes 327 39.68%
NetScout Systems	Outperform Votes 469 67.48%	Underperform Votes 226 32.52%

Summary

Pegasystems beats NetScout Systems on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.