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$21.93 +0.39 (+1.81%)
(As of 01:00 PM ET)

NTCT vs. ACIW, BLKB, SWI, PLUS, VRNT, SPNS, 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), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), Verint Systems (VRNT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), and VirnetX (VHC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

NetScout Systems vs.

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

NetScout Systems received 149 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NetScout SystemsOutperform Votes
469
67.58%
Underperform Votes
225
32.42%
ACI WorldwideOutperform Votes
320
62.99%
Underperform Votes
188
37.01%

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, NetScout Systems had 3 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NetScout Systems and 1 mentions for ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NetScout Systems' score of 0.72 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NetScout Systems
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ACI Worldwide
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NetScout Systems$787.19M1.96-$147.73M-$8.40-2.56
ACI Worldwide$1.62B3.38$121.51M$2.1124.70

NetScout Systems currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. ACI Worldwide has a consensus price target of $49.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.01%. Given NetScout Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NetScout Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
ACI Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -76.14%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 21.67% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NetScout Systems-76.14% 5.31% 3.80%
ACI Worldwide 14.04%21.67%8.45%

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ACI Worldwide beats NetScout Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NTCT vs. The Competition

MetricNetScout SystemsComputer integrated systems design IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.54B$3.87B$26.29B$9.15B
Dividend YieldN/A1.93%2.79%4.30%
P/E Ratio-2.5615.54239.8417.11
Price / Sales1.9638.973,267.58122.70
Price / Cash4.1122.2735.9537.84
Price / Book0.8119.268.184.78
Net Income-$147.73M$30.17M$681.76M$225.43M
7 Day Performance-3.71%-3.39%0.82%-0.78%
1 Month Performance-1.24%-1.02%5.94%1.05%
1 Year Performance-4.31%6.92%22.23%15.79%

NetScout Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NTCT
NetScout Systems
1.7161 of 5 stars
$21.93
+1.8%
$22.00
+0.3%
-4.3%$1.57B$787.19M-2.612,296
ACIW
ACI Worldwide
2.6214 of 5 stars
$51.89
-2.2%
$49.50
-4.6%
+71.9%$5.44B$1.62B24.593,212Positive News
BLKB
Blackbaud
4.505 of 5 stars
$75.83
-0.6%
$86.67
+14.3%
-12.8%$3.85B$1.15B74.343,000
SWI
SolarWinds
3.3095 of 5 stars
$14.36
-0.6%
$15.00
+4.5%
+17.7%$2.45B$784.73M65.282,103
PLUS
ePlus
3.9615 of 5 stars
$73.61
-0.5%
$86.50
+17.5%
-7.1%$1.97B$2.12B18.271,900Positive News
VRNT
Verint Systems
4.1961 of 5 stars
$27.26
+1.5%
$35.67
+30.8%
+0.1%$1.70B$920.75M29.003,700Insider Trade
Positive News
SPNS
Sapiens International
3.8928 of 5 stars
$27.66
-0.4%
$36.00
+30.2%
-6.1%$1.55B$538.93M21.785,000News Coverage
Positive News
PRO
PROS
2.6099 of 5 stars
$22.24
-1.2%
$31.88
+43.3%
-43.3%$1.05B$322.89M-35.871,486
DMRC
Digimarc
0.2015 of 5 stars
$37.25
+0.9%
$34.00
-8.7%
+3.2%$797.93M$39.04M-19.10248
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
3.6496 of 5 stars
$9.19
-1.8%
$13.00
+41.5%
+70.7%$99.61M$170.79M-2.371,321
VHC
VirnetX
0.0391 of 5 stars
$4.58
+15.4%
N/A-35.7%$17.08M$5,000.00-0.8627Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:NTCT) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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