SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC – Get Free Report) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for SS&C Technologies and Verint Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SS&C Technologies | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.89 |
| Verint Systems | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares SS&C Technologies and Verint Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SS&C Technologies | 13.86% | 19.80% | 6.98% |
| Verint Systems | 6.87% | 11.06% | 4.37% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Verint Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares SS&C Technologies and Verint Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SS&C Technologies | $5.88 billion | 3.59 | $760.50 million | $3.37 | 25.67 |
| Verint Systems | $893.84 million | 1.39 | $82.27 million | $0.71 | 28.89 |
SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Verint Systems. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SS&C Technologies beats Verint Systems on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.
About Verint Systems
Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
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