Vertex (VERX) Competitors

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) and Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do analysts rate VRNS or VERX?

Varonis Systems presently has a consensus target price of $49.06, indicating a potential upside of 14.21%. Vertex has a consensus target price of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.92%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Vertex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varonis Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRNS or VERX?

Varonis Systems received 836 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.83% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 39.47% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varonis Systems	Outperform Votes 866 73.83%	Underperform Votes 307 26.17%
Vertex	Outperform Votes 30 39.47%	Underperform Votes 46 60.53%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VRNS or VERX?

95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Vertex shares are held by company 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.

Is VRNS or VERX more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Vertex's net margin of -20.38%. Varonis Systems' return on equity of 18.67% beat Vertex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varonis Systems	-20.38%	-21.33%	-9.40%
Vertex	1.29%	18.67%	5.98%

Which has more risk and volatility, VRNS or VERX?

Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VRNS or VERX?

In the previous week, Vertex had 2 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vertex and 5 mentions for Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Vertex's score of 0.51 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varonis Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertex	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VRNS or VERX?

Vertex has higher revenue and earnings than Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertex, 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
Varonis Systems	$499.16M	9.60	-$100.92M	-$0.94	-45.70
Vertex	$572.39M	8.96	-$13.09M	$0.04	826.25

Summary

Vertex beats Varonis Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.