VRNT vs. INFA, ACIW, BLKB, SWI, PLUS, NTCT, SPNS, PRO, DMRC, and SNCR
Should you be buying Verint Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verint Systems include Informatica (INFA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), and Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Verint Systems vs.
Informatica (NYSE:INFA) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Verint Systems received 336 more outperform votes than Informatica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.25% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 60.88% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote.
Informatica has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Verint Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Informatica. Verint Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informatica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Informatica had 40 more articles in the media than Verint Systems. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Informatica and 2 mentions for Verint Systems. Verint Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Informatica's score of 0.01 indicating that Verint Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Verint Systems has a net margin of 8.49% compared to Informatica's net margin of 0.61%. Verint Systems' return on equity of 15.79% beat Informatica's return on equity.
98.5% of Informatica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Informatica shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Informatica presently has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Verint Systems has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.84%. Given Verint Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than Informatica.
Summary
Verint Systems beats Informatica on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRNT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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