ePlus (PLUS) Competitors $79.90 +0.80 (+1.01%) As of 01/31/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PLUS vs. INFA, HCP, ACIW, BLKB, SWI, VRNT, NTCT, SPNS, PRO, and DMRCShould you be buying ePlus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ePlus include Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), Verint Systems (VRNT), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), and Digimarc (DMRC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. ePlus vs. Informatica HashiCorp ACI Worldwide Blackbaud SolarWinds Verint Systems NetScout Systems Sapiens International PROS Digimarc ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Informatica (NYSE:INFA) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is PLUS or INFA more profitable? ePlus has a net margin of 5.08% compared to Informatica's net margin of 3.89%. ePlus' return on equity of 11.83% beat Informatica's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ePlus5.08% 11.83% 6.54% Informatica 3.89%5.29%2.37% Do analysts prefer PLUS or INFA? ePlus currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Informatica has a consensus price target of $32.92, suggesting a potential upside of 28.19%. Given Informatica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Informatica is more favorable than ePlus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ePlus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Informatica 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLUS or INFA? ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Informatica. ePlus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informatica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioePlus$2.12B1.01$115.78M$4.0319.83Informatica$1.60B4.92-$125.28M$0.21122.29 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLUS or INFA? Informatica received 67 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.25% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote while only 61.71% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformePlusOutperform Votes26563.25% Underperform Votes15436.75% InformaticaOutperform Votes33261.71% Underperform Votes20638.29% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLUS or INFA? 93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Informatica shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of ePlus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Informatica shares are held 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. Which has more risk & volatility, PLUS or INFA? ePlus has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informatica has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLUS or INFA? In the previous week, ePlus and ePlus both had 8 articles in the media. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Informatica's score of 0.53 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ePlus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Informatica 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryePlus beats Informatica on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ePlus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUS 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 PLUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricePlusComputers, peripherals, & software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.14B$3.76B$26.65B$9.12BDividend YieldN/A0.89%2.73%3.99%P/E Ratio19.8310.69227.5917.24Price / Sales1.011.553,365.4483.26Price / Cash14.9639.0935.7537.70Price / Book2.393.378.444.70Net Income$115.78M$203.00M$680.61M$224.47M7 Day Performance-1.75%1.28%-0.99%-0.19%1 Month Performance8.15%3.99%1.66%0.57%1 Year Performance3.22%41.87%25.82%20.35% ePlus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUSePlus4.0427 of 5 stars$79.90+1.0%$90.00+12.6%+5.8%$2.14B$2.12B19.831,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsINFAInformatica4.3798 of 5 stars$24.94+0.7%$32.92+32.0%-14.5%$7.62B$1.60B118.795,000Analyst ForecastGap DownHCPHashiCorp0.9238 of 5 stars$34.31+0.2%$32.08-6.5%+56.5%$7.01B$583.14M-56.242,200Short Interest ↓ACIWACI Worldwide2.9855 of 5 stars$53.25+2.0%$49.50-7.0%+78.1%$5.59B$1.45B25.243,212Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBLKBBlackbaud4.6626 of 5 stars$78.09+2.4%$86.67+11.0%-4.7%$3.85B$1.11B76.563,000SWISolarWinds3.7415 of 5 stars$14.51+0.0%$15.50+6.9%+25.8%$2.47B$758.74M65.942,103Short Interest ↓News CoverageVRNTVerint Systems4.8143 of 5 stars$25.78+2.4%$35.67+38.4%-14.5%$1.61B$910.39M27.433,700Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓NTCTNetScout Systems2.1364 of 5 stars$22.17-3.3%$22.00-0.8%+10.8%$1.59B$829.46M-2.642,296Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSPNSSapiens International3.7747 of 5 stars$26.340.0%$36.00+36.7%+0.2%$1.47B$514.58M20.745,000Positive NewsGap DownPROPROS2.7227 of 5 stars$24.19-0.2%$31.88+31.8%-31.3%$1.14B$303.71M-39.021,486Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageDMRCDigimarc0.6073 of 5 stars$38.44-4.2%$34.00-11.6%+3.5%$823.39M$34.85M-19.71230Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Informatica Competitors HashiCorp Competitors ACI Worldwide Competitors Blackbaud Competitors SolarWinds Competitors Verint Systems Competitors NetScout Systems Competitors Sapiens International Competitors PROS Competitors Digimarc 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:PLUS) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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