VRNT vs. ACIW, BLKB, SWI, PLUS, NTCT, SPNS, PRO, DMRC, SNCR, and VHC
Should you be buying Verint Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verint Systems include ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), and VirnetX (VHC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Verint Systems vs.
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Verint Systems had 8 more articles in the media than ACI Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Verint Systems and 7 mentions for ACI Worldwide. ACI Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Verint Systems' score of 0.24 indicating that ACI Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ACI Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $49.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.06%. Verint Systems has a consensus target price of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 46.00%. Given Verint Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than ACI Worldwide.
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.
94.7% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ACI Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ACI Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ACI Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Verint Systems. ACI Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Verint Systems received 347 more outperform votes than ACI Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.28% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 62.99% of users gave ACI Worldwide an outperform vote.
Summary
Verint Systems beats ACI Worldwide on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRNT) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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