Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Is VERX or IOT more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of -6.45% compared to Samsara's net margin of -9.04%. Vertex's return on equity of 28.14% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	-6.45%	28.14%	5.41%
Samsara	-9.04%	-11.14%	-5.95%

Do analysts rate VERX or IOT?

Vertex presently has a consensus price target of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.84%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $50.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Samsara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

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

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Vertex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.5% of Samsara shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VERX or IOT?

Vertex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertex, 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	$666.78M	8.17	-$52.73M	-$0.29	-118.59
Samsara	$1.25B	18.40	-$154.91M	-$0.22	-183.49

Does the media refer more to VERX or IOT?

In the previous week, Vertex had 3 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Vertex and 13 mentions for Samsara. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Samsara's score of 0.44 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Samsara	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, VERX or IOT?

Vertex has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vertex beats Samsara on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.