Verint Systems (VRNT) Competitors

SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWI or VRNT?

Verint Systems received 314 more outperform votes than SolarWinds when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.96% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 58.76% of users gave SolarWinds an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SolarWinds	Outperform Votes 359 58.76%	Underperform Votes 252 41.24%
Verint Systems	Outperform Votes 673 73.96%	Underperform Votes 237 26.04%

Do analysts recommend SWI or VRNT?

SolarWinds presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.70%. Verint Systems has a consensus price target of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 85.87%. Given Verint Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than SolarWinds.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SolarWinds	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Verint Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, SWI or VRNT?

SolarWinds has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SWI or VRNT more profitable?

SolarWinds has a net margin of 14.04% compared to Verint Systems' net margin of 8.49%. Verint Systems' return on equity of 15.79% beat SolarWinds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SolarWinds	14.04%	12.19%	5.19%
Verint Systems	8.49%	15.79%	6.02%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SWI or VRNT?

94.0% of SolarWinds shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of SolarWinds shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SWI or VRNT?

In the previous week, SolarWinds had 3 more articles in the media than Verint Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SolarWinds and 7 mentions for Verint Systems. Verint Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat SolarWinds' score of 1.02 indicating that Verint Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SolarWinds	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Verint Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SWI or VRNT?

SolarWinds has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verint Systems. Verint Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SolarWinds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SolarWinds	$796.90M	4.02	$111.90M	$0.63	29.37
Verint Systems	$909.19M	1.12	$38.61M	$1.02	16.00

Summary

Verint Systems beats SolarWinds on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.