NetScout Systems (NTCT) Competitors

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) and Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts rate NTCT or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.73%. Given Viavi Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than NetScout Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetScout Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Viavi Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, NTCT or VIAV?

NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NTCT or VIAV?

NetScout Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetScout Systems, 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
NetScout Systems	$914.53M	1.56	$59.65M	-$1.69	-11.89
Viavi Solutions	$1.11B	1.52	$25.50M	-$0.02	-378.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTCT or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions received 193 more outperform votes than NetScout Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.94% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 67.54% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetScout Systems	Outperform Votes 466 67.54%	Underperform Votes 224 32.46%
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 659 67.94%	Underperform Votes 311 32.06%

Is NTCT or VIAV more profitable?

Viavi Solutions has a net margin of -0.42% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -14.21%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 4.65% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetScout Systems	-14.21%	4.57%	3.38%
Viavi Solutions	-0.42%	4.65%	1.80%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTCT or VIAV?

91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of NetScout Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer NTCT or VIAV?

In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 26 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 1 mentions for NetScout Systems. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat NetScout Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetScout Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Viavi Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Viavi Solutions beats NetScout Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.