Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Is VERX or ZS more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%

Do analysts rate VERX or ZS?

Vertex currently has a consensus price target of $55.36, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $224.84, indicating a potential upside of 18.35%. Given Zscaler's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than Vertex.

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
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the media prefer VERX or ZS?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 2 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Zscaler and 7 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Zscaler's score of 0.56 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VERX or ZS?

Vertex has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VERX or ZS?

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VERX or ZS?

Zscaler received 467 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.69% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 46.81% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertex	Outperform Votes 44 46.81%	Underperform Votes 50 53.19%
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 511 60.69%	Underperform Votes 331 39.31%

Which has better earnings & valuation, VERX or ZS?

Vertex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zscaler. Zscaler 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	$643.23M	13.48	-$13.09M	$0.18	308.89
Zscaler	$2.30B	12.68	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-759.96

Summary

Vertex beats Zscaler on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.