NTCT vs. ACIW, SWI, BLKB, PLUS, SPNS, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, SNCR, and VHC
Should you be buying NetScout Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetScout Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), SolarWinds (SWI), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), Sapiens International (SPNS), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), and VirnetX (VHC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
NetScout Systems vs. Its Competitors
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.
ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 19 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 6 mentions for NetScout Systems. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat NetScout Systems' score of 0.35 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ACI Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.20%. NetScout Systems has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. Given ACI Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ACI Worldwide is more favorable than NetScout Systems.
94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 16.12% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -44.60%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 20.94% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACI Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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