Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Is DT or VERX more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Vertex's net margin of -7.09%. Vertex's return on equity of 27.16% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	27.75%	9.15%	6.00%
Vertex	-7.09%	27.16%	5.11%

Do analysts prefer DT or VERX?

Dynatrace presently has a consensus price target of $62.72, suggesting a potential upside of 27.68%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $43.69, suggesting a potential upside of 81.67%. Given Vertex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than Dynatrace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DT or VERX?

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DT or VERX?

Dynatrace has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DT or VERX?

Dynatrace has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, 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
Dynatrace	$1.78B	8.34	$483.68M	$1.63	30.14
Vertex	$666.78M	5.75	-$52.73M	-$0.33	-72.88

Does the media favor DT or VERX?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 16 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dynatrace and 8 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Dynatrace's score of 1.23 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynatrace	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertex	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Dynatrace beats Vertex on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.