VRNT vs. NTCT, IONQ, AGYS, SLP, MDRX, PEGA, SAIC, ODD, VECO, and WB
Should you be buying Verint Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verint Systems include NetScout Systems (NTCT), IonQ (IONQ), Agilysys (AGYS), Simulations Plus (SLP), Veradigm (MDRX), Pegasystems (PEGA), Science Applications International (SAIC), Oddity Tech (ODD), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Weibo (WB).
Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
NetScout Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Verint Systems. NetScout Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.0% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Verint Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of NetScout Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Verint Systems presently has a consensus price target of $35.20, indicating a potential upside of 16.25%. NetScout Systems has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.76%. Given NetScout Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NetScout Systems is more favorable than Verint Systems.
In the previous week, Verint Systems had 4 more articles in the media than NetScout Systems. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Verint Systems and 4 mentions for NetScout Systems. NetScout Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Verint Systems' score of 0.53 indicating that NetScout Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Verint Systems has a net margin of 4.24% compared to NetScout Systems' net margin of -14.21%. Verint Systems' return on equity of 16.60% beat NetScout Systems' return on equity.
Verint Systems has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetScout Systems has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Verint Systems received 186 more outperform votes than NetScout Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.26% of users gave Verint Systems an outperform vote while only 67.54% of users gave NetScout Systems an outperform vote.
Summary
Verint Systems beats NetScout Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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