NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors $21.81 +0.25 (+1.16%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NTCT vs. NXGN, MDRX, SYKE, VIAV, SLP, ACIW, BLKB, SWI, PLUS, and SPNSShould you be buying NetScout Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetScout Systems include NextGen Healthcare (NXGN), Veradigm (MDRX), Sykes Enterprises (SYKE), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Simulations Plus (SLP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), and Sapiens International (SPNS). NetScout Systems vs. NextGen Healthcare Veradigm Sykes Enterprises Viavi Solutions Simulations Plus ACI Worldwide Blackbaud SolarWinds ePlus Sapiens International NextGen Healthcare (NASDAQ:NXGN) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXGN or NTCT? NetScout Systems received 325 more outperform votes than NextGen Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.53% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 46.89% of users gave NextGen Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextGen HealthcareOutperform Votes14346.89% Underperform Votes16253.11% NetScout SystemsOutperform Votes46867.53% Underperform Votes22532.47% Do analysts prefer NXGN or NTCT? NetScout Systems has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.87%. Given NetScout Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than NextGen Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NextGen Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00NetScout Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor NXGN or NTCT? In the previous week, NetScout Systems had 2 more articles in the media than NextGen Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NetScout Systems and 2 mentions for NextGen Healthcare. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat NextGen Healthcare's score of 0.52 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NextGen Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NetScout Systems 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is NXGN or NTCT more profitable? NextGen Healthcare has a net margin of -0.89% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -76.14%. NextGen Healthcare's return on equity of 11.37% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextGen Healthcare-0.89% 11.37% 5.38% NetScout Systems -76.14%5.31%3.80% Which has more risk and volatility, NXGN or NTCT? NextGen Healthcare has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NXGN or NTCT? 76.7% of NextGen Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of NextGen Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of NetScout Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, NXGN or NTCT? NextGen Healthcare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NetScout Systems. NextGen Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetScout Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNextGen Healthcare$653.17M2.46-$2.65M-$0.10-239.38NetScout Systems$829.46M1.89-$147.73M-$8.40-2.60 SummaryNetScout Systems beats NextGen Healthcare on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupBuffett Dumps $982 Million in BofA Stock—What Does He Know?Buffett's been eerily quiet about his reasons, but his actions speak volumes. When someone with his track record starts pulling out of the market, it's time to pay attention.Get your FREE, no-obligation Wealth Protection Guide now Get NetScout Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTCT 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 NTCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetScout SystemsComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.56B$4.08B$24.25B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A1.83%2.75%4.09%P/E Ratio-2.6018.22253.0617.81Price / Sales1.8919.693,290.75162.50Price / Cash3.8920.8833.8136.29Price / Book1.077.267.046.50Net Income-$147.73M$31.32M$668.88M$226.10M7 Day Performance-0.23%4.82%4.79%3.98%1 Month Performance1.96%7.88%4.88%3.79%1 Year Performance6.60%20.29%21.44%29.31% NetScout Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTCTNetScout Systems2.2557 of 5 stars$21.81+1.2%$22.00+0.9%+6.6%$1.56B$829.46M-2.602,296Positive NewsNXGNNextGen HealthcareN/A$23.94flatN/AN/A$1.61B$653.17M-239.382,783Analyst ForecastMDRXVeradigm0.9182 of 5 stars$10.99+4.6%$11.75+6.9%-11.4%$1.18B$1.50B0.008,000Gap UpSYKESykes EnterprisesN/A$54.00flatN/A+0.0%$2.15B$1.71B20.0061,100VIAVViavi Solutions3.4576 of 5 stars$10.07+1.7%$10.44+3.7%+27.5%$2.23B$990.70M-58.243,600Analyst ForecastSLPSimulations Plus4.2634 of 5 stars$31.17+3.8%$51.40+64.9%-20.8%$625.58M$70.01M61.31192ACIWACI Worldwide2.7581 of 5 stars$57.00+2.3%$49.50-13.2%+127.3%$5.98B$1.62B26.413,212BLKBBlackbaud4.0673 of 5 stars$86.01+0.7%$86.67+0.8%+15.2%$4.36B$1.11B83.703,000Insider TradeNews CoverageSWISolarWinds3.8655 of 5 stars$13.18+1.0%$14.00+6.2%+15.1%$2.25B$758.74M59.322,103PLUSePlus3.7352 of 5 stars$82.28+2.4%$86.50+5.1%+31.1%$2.21B$2.23B19.931,900Positive NewsSPNSSapiens International3.4967 of 5 stars$28.06+1.9%$36.00+28.3%+8.8%$1.56B$514.58M21.755,000Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXGN Competitors MDRX Competitors SYKE Competitors VIAV Competitors SLP Competitors ACIW Competitors BLKB Competitors SWI Competitors PLUS Competitors SPNS 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:NTCT) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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