Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Is VERX or DUOL more profitable?

Duolingo has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Duolingo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VERX or DUOL?

Duolingo has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, 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	8.88	-$13.09M	-$0.29	-133.00
Duolingo	$811.21M	28.82	$16.07M	$2.03	253.35

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

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, VERX or DUOL?

Vertex has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VERX or DUOL?

Vertex currently has a consensus price target of $50.73, suggesting a potential upside of 31.52%. Duolingo has a consensus price target of $426.29, suggesting a potential downside of 17.11%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Duolingo.

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
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media prefer VERX or DUOL?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 27 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Duolingo and 11 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Duolingo's score of 0.89 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duolingo	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VERX or DUOL?

Duolingo received 22 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.57% of users gave Duolingo 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%
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 75 53.57%	Underperform Votes 65 46.43%

Summary

Duolingo beats Vertex on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.