Vertex (VERX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vertex, Inc. is a tax technology company that provides software and services to help businesses manage tax determination, compliance and reporting. Its solutions are designed to support complex transaction tax requirements across sales and use tax, value-added tax, goods and services tax, communications tax, and other indirect taxes.

The company’s offerings include cloud-based and enterprise tax software, tax calculation engines, compliance and returns management tools, tax data management, and related professional services. Vertex solutions can integrate with enterprise resource planning, commerce, procurement and other business systems to help organizations automate tax calculations and maintain compliance across transactions and jurisdictions.

Founded in 1978, Vertex is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and serves customers in the United States and international markets. The company serves businesses across industries, including retail, communications, financial services, manufacturing and technology. David DeStefano serves as Vertex’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.58 to $15.12
• 50-Day Range: $11.06 to $15.39
• 52-Week Range: $10.21 to $25.02
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 740.87
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vertex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vertex scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 284th out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vertex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Vertex has a consensus price target of $17.50, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $14.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vertex has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vertex are expected to grow by 27.59% in the coming year, from $0.58 to $0.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vertex is 740.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vertex is 740.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vertex has a P/B Ratio of 9.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.86% of the float of Vertex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vertex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.31.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vertex has recently increased by 12.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vertex does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vertex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Vertex has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Vertex this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for VERX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vertex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.28% of the stock of Vertex is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.32% of the stock of Vertex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VERX
• CIK: 1806837
• Web: www.vertexinc.com
• Phone: 800-355-3500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,100
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vertex: $17.50
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 740.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.21 million
• Net Margins: 0.45%
• Pretax Margin: -1.21%
• Return on Equity: 29.00%
• Return on Assets: 5.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.40
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $787.44 million
• Price / Sales: 3.05
• Cash Flow: $1.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.74
• Book Value: $1.62 per share
• Price / Book: 9.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,218,000
• Free Float: 93,632,000
• Market Cap: $2.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83