SolarWinds (SWI) Competitors $14.45 +0.17 (+1.19%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SWI vs. PEGA, INFA, HCP, ACIW, BLKB, PLUS, VRNT, SPNS, NTCT, and PROShould you be buying SolarWinds stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SolarWinds include Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Blackbaud (BLKB), ePlus (PLUS), Verint Systems (VRNT), Sapiens International (SPNS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), and PROS (PRO). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. SolarWinds vs. Pegasystems Informatica HashiCorp ACI Worldwide Blackbaud ePlus Verint Systems Sapiens International NetScout Systems PROS Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEGA or SWI? Pegasystems received 130 more outperform votes than SolarWinds when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.15% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave SolarWinds an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPegasystemsOutperform Votes48960.15% Underperform Votes32439.85% SolarWindsOutperform Votes35959.34% Underperform Votes24640.66% Is PEGA or SWI more profitable? Pegasystems has a net margin of 8.29% compared to SolarWinds' net margin of 4.93%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 37.83% beat SolarWinds' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pegasystems8.29% 37.83% 10.18% SolarWinds 4.93%7.96%3.39% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PEGA or SWI? Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than SolarWinds. SolarWinds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPegasystems$1.48B5.52$67.81M$1.3769.52SolarWinds$784.73M3.14-$9.11M$0.2265.68 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PEGA or SWI? 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of SolarWinds shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of SolarWinds shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PEGA or SWI? In the previous week, Pegasystems had 4 more articles in the media than SolarWinds. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pegasystems and 8 mentions for SolarWinds. Pegasystems' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SolarWinds' score of 0.81 indicating that Pegasystems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pegasystems 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SolarWinds 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PEGA or SWI a better dividend stock? Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. SolarWinds pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Pegasystems pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SolarWinds pays out 681.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate PEGA or SWI? Pegasystems presently has a consensus target price of $89.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.55%. SolarWinds has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Given SolarWinds' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SolarWinds is more favorable than Pegasystems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pegasystems 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73SolarWinds 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Which has more risk and volatility, PEGA or SWI? Pegasystems has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SolarWinds has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPegasystems beats SolarWinds on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubThis Indicator called BOTH NVDA ralliesRarely would I label something as “the best” But in this rare instance, I believe this is THE BEST indicator for trading Nvida’s stock. Except, it’s not another tech stock like Nvidia. But rather a stock hiding in broad daylight… So, if you’d like to see what this stock is… Click this link here. Get SolarWinds News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SWI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSolarWindsPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.46B$25.47B$25.98B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.78%3.61%P/E Ratio65.6898.18238.1141.30Price / Sales3.1424.753,342.5717.58Price / Cash14.9891.3235.7421.28Price / Book1.6612.918.135.32Net Income-$9.11M$448.65M$681.78M$989.88M7 Day Performance-1.83%0.42%0.41%-3.54%1 Month Performance10.73%10.41%7.02%-3.68%1 Year Performance20.47%25.83%23.11%12.14% SolarWinds Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWISolarWinds3.2713 of 5 stars$14.45+1.2%$15.00+3.8%+24.8%$2.46B$784.73M65.682,103Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePEGAPegasystems4.6782 of 5 stars$96.43+1.9%$85.90-10.9%+93.9%$8.27B$1.43B69.045,406Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastINFAInformatica3.822 of 5 stars$26.96+0.5%$33.27+23.4%-5.1%$8.23B$1.66B127.715,000Insider TradeHCPHashiCorp0.9953 of 5 stars$33.81+0.1%$32.08-5.1%+51.0%$6.91B$654.89M-55.392,200Analyst ForecastACIWACI Worldwide2.6299 of 5 stars$54.56+1.0%$49.50-9.3%+78.6%$5.72B$1.45B25.603,212Positive NewsBLKBBlackbaud4.6335 of 5 stars$78.48+0.0%$86.67+10.4%-11.7%$3.98B$1.15B76.923,000Positive NewsPLUSePlus4.019 of 5 stars$79.33+2.8%$86.50+9.0%-4.1%$2.13B$2.12B19.141,900News CoveragePositive NewsVRNTVerint Systems4.1711 of 5 stars$28.97-0.1%$35.67+23.1%-1.5%$1.80B$920.75M31.193,700Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSPNSSapiens International4.0427 of 5 stars$29.28+2.8%$36.00+23.0%-2.0%$1.64B$514.58M22.435,000News CoveragePositive NewsNTCTNetScout Systems1.7031 of 5 stars$22.61+1.0%$22.00-2.7%-4.7%$1.62B$787.19M-2.662,296PROPROS2.7631 of 5 stars$23.94+2.0%$31.88+33.1%-41.6%$1.13B$322.89M-37.841,486News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PEGA Alternatives INFA Alternatives HCP Alternatives ACIW Alternatives BLKB Alternatives PLUS Alternatives VRNT Alternatives SPNS Alternatives NTCT Alternatives PRO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SWI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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