Opera (OPRA) Competitors

Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, VERX or OPRA?

Vertex has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VERX or OPRA?

Opera received 67 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.61% of users gave Opera an outperform vote while only 50.96% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertex	Outperform Votes 53 50.96%	Underperform Votes 51 49.04%
Opera	Outperform Votes 120 60.61%	Underperform Votes 78 39.39%

Is VERX or OPRA more profitable?

Opera has a net margin of 39.22% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Opera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Opera	39.22%	19.22%	17.43%

Do analysts rate VERX or OPRA?

Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $50.73, suggesting a potential upside of 35.16%. Opera has a consensus target price of $24.90, suggesting a potential upside of 30.37%. Given Vertex's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than Opera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Opera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor VERX or OPRA?

In the previous week, Opera had 15 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Opera and 5 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Opera's score of 0.34 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Opera	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VERX or OPRA?

Opera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Opera, 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
Vertex	$687.06M	8.66	-$13.09M	-$0.29	-129.41
Opera	$521.49M	3.24	$153.30M	$0.94	20.32

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VERX or OPRA?

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Opera shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Vertex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.4% of Opera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Opera beats Vertex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.