VRNT vs. ACIW, INFA, BLKB, SWI, PLUS, SPNS, NTCT, PRO, DMRC, and SNCR
Should you be buying Verint Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verint Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Informatica (INFA), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), and Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Verint Systems vs.
Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Verint Systems received 350 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.03% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Verint Systems. Verint 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.
94.9% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
ACI Worldwide has a net margin of 14.04% compared to Verint Systems' net margin of 8.49%. ACI Worldwide's return on equity of 21.67% beat Verint Systems' return on equity.
Verint Systems has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, ACI Worldwide had 9 more articles in the media than Verint Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ACI Worldwide and 5 mentions for Verint Systems. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Verint Systems' score of 1.13 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Verint Systems currently has a consensus price target of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.56%. ACI Worldwide has a consensus price target of $53.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.01%. Given Verint Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.
Summary
ACI Worldwide beats Verint Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRNT) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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