SWI vs. MANH, HCP, PEGA, ACIW, INFA, BLKB, PLUS, SPNS, NTCT, and VRNT
Should you be buying SolarWinds stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SolarWinds include Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), Pegasystems (PEGA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Informatica (INFA), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), and Verint Systems (VRNT). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
SolarWinds vs.
SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than SolarWinds. SolarWinds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SolarWinds currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.17%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus target price of $243.78, indicating a potential upside of 35.77%. Given Manhattan Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than SolarWinds.
Manhattan Associates has a net margin of 20.95% compared to SolarWinds' net margin of 14.04%. Manhattan Associates' return on equity of 84.62% beat SolarWinds' return on equity.
SolarWinds has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
94.0% of SolarWinds shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of SolarWinds shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Manhattan Associates received 168 more outperform votes than SolarWinds when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.27% of users gave Manhattan Associates an outperform vote while only 58.76% of users gave SolarWinds an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Manhattan Associates had 16 more articles in the media than SolarWinds. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Manhattan Associates and 2 mentions for SolarWinds. SolarWinds' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Manhattan Associates' score of 0.75 indicating that SolarWinds is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats SolarWinds on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SWI) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
