Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer TWLO or VERX?

Twilio presently has a consensus target price of $126.74, indicating a potential upside of 19.25%. Vertex has a consensus target price of $43.69, indicating a potential upside of 69.02%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Twilio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Twilio	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has better earnings & valuation, TWLO or VERX?

Vertex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Twilio. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twilio, 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
Twilio	$4.46B	3.66	-$109.40M	$0.12	885.67
Vertex	$666.78M	6.18	-$52.73M	-$0.33	-78.33

Does the media prefer TWLO or VERX?

In the previous week, Twilio had 19 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Twilio and 7 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Twilio'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
Twilio	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TWLO or VERX?

Twilio has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TWLO or VERX more profitable?

Twilio has a net margin of 0.43% compared to Vertex's net margin of -7.09%. Vertex's return on equity of 27.16% beat Twilio's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twilio	0.43%	2.78%	2.26%
Vertex	-7.09%	27.16%	5.11%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TWLO or VERX?

84.3% of Twilio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Twilio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Twilio and Vertex tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.