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Vertex (VERX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.54 +0.03 (+0.08%)
Closing price 05/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$39.56 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 05/28/2025 04:12 PM Eastern
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About Vertex Stock (NASDAQ:VERX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.39
$40.13
50-Day Range
$34.98
$40.19
52-Week Range
$30.26
$60.71
Volume
1.09 million shs
Average Volume
1.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.25 billion
P/E Ratio
219.67
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$50.73
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Vertex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise tax technology solutions for retail trade, wholesale trade, and manufacturing industries in the United States and internationally. The company offers tax determination; compliance and reporting, including workflow management tools, role-based security, and event logging; tax data management; document management; analytics and insights; pre-built integration that includes mapping data fields, and business logic and configurations; industry-specific solutions; and technology specific solutions, such as chain flow accelerator and SAP-specific tools. It provides implementation services, such as configuration, data migration and implementation, and support and training; and managed services, including tax return preparation, filing and tax payment, and notice management. The company sells its software products through software licenses and software as a service subscription. Vertex, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Vertex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

VERX MarketRank™: 

Vertex scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 649 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vertex has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vertex has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Vertex's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Vertex are expected to grow by 28.95% in the coming year, from $0.38 to $0.49 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vertex is 219.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vertex is 219.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.69.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vertex has a PEG Ratio of 6.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vertex has a P/B Ratio of 23.96. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Vertex's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.20% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vertex has recently increased by 9.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vertex does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.20% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vertex has recently increased by 9.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Vertex has a news sentiment score of 1.72. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Vertex this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for VERX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Vertex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Vertex insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,898,979.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    44.58% 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.

  • Read more about Vertex's insider trading history.
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VERX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vertex's stock was trading at $53.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VERX stock has decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at $39.54.
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Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERX) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Vertex (VERX) raised $318 million in an IPO on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. The company issued 21,200,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley acted as the underwriters for the IPO and BofA Securities, Citigroup, Jefferies, JMP Securities, Stifel, William Blair and CastleOak Securities were co-managers.

Vertex's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.34%), Tensile Capital Management LP (2.31%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.06%) and Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include Tensile Capital Management Lp, Item Second Irr Trust Fbo Kyl, Item Second Irr Trust Fbo Ann, David Destefano, Item Second Irr Trust Fbo Jac, Eric C Andersen, John R Schwab, Kevin L Robert, John Richard Stamm, Jeffrey Westphal, Jeffery Westphal, Lisa Butler, Bryan TR Rowland, Ryan J Leib and 2020 Irrevocable Trust For Ben.
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Shares of VERX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vertex investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
5/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VERX
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,300
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$50.73
High Stock Price Target
$61.00
Low Stock Price Target
$31.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
219.67
Forward P/E Ratio
104.05
P/E Growth
6.66
Net Income
-$13.09 million
Pretax Margin
1.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$687.06 million
Cash Flow
$0.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
61.70
Book Value
$1.65 per share
Price / Book
23.96

Miscellaneous

Free Float
86,433,000
Market Cap
$6.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.78

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This page (NASDAQ:VERX) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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