SPNS vs. PEGA, INFA, ACIW, BLKB, PLUS, NTCT, VRNT, PRO, DMRC, and SNCR
Should you be buying Sapiens International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sapiens International include Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Verint Systems (VRNT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), and Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Sapiens International vs. Its Competitors
Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than Sapiens International. Sapiens International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Pegasystems had 1 more articles in the media than Sapiens International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pegasystems and 4 mentions for Sapiens International. Sapiens International's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.07 indicating that Sapiens International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Pegasystems has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sapiens International has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Sapiens International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pegasystems pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sapiens International pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sapiens International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Sapiens International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Pegasystems presently has a consensus target price of $61.83, indicating a potential upside of 16.81%. Sapiens International has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential downside of 26.75%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Sapiens International.
Pegasystems has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Sapiens International's net margin of 12.45%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 42.42% beat Sapiens International's return on equity.
Summary
Pegasystems beats Sapiens International on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SPNS) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff