Vertex (VERX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERX) is a provider of tax technology solutions for businesses. The company develops cloud-based software designed to help organizations calculate, manage and comply with transaction tax obligations across complex jurisdictions and regulatory environments.

Vertex’s product portfolio includes solutions for indirect tax determination and compliance, including sales and use tax, value-added tax and other transaction taxes. Its offerings also support tax data management, tax returns, exemption certificate management, tax reporting and related workflows. The company serves organizations across industries such as retail, communications, manufacturing, software and financial services.

Founded in 1978, Vertex is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and serves customers in North America and international markets. The company’s solutions are designed to integrate with enterprise resource planning, e-commerce and other business systems. Vertex is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David DeStefano.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.92 to $12.38
• 50-Day Range: $10.89 to $14.30
• 52-Week Range: $10.21 to $26.54
• Volume: 181,949 shs
• Average Volume: 1.89 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 597.05
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vertex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vertex scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 601 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: 4.2 / 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 $17.43, representing about 41.7% upside from its current price of $12.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vertex has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 37.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vertex are expected to grow by 37.04% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vertex is 615.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vertex is 615.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vertex has a P/B Ratio of 7.59. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.40% 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 3.84, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vertex has recently decreased by 3.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.38

News Sentiment

Vertex has a news sentiment score of 1.38. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vertex this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Vertex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 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: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• 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: $17.43
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 599.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.19
• 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: 2.47
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.05
• Book Value: $1.62 per share
• Price / Book: 7.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,218,000
• Free Float: 93,632,000
• Market Cap: $1.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83