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NASDAQ:VERX

Vertex (VERX) Competitors

$21.73
-0.03 (-0.14%)
(As of 06/2/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$21.47
$22.05
50-Day Range
$19.18
$22.72
52-Week Range
$9.44
$22.98
Volume
186,558 shs
Average Volume
303,733 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.29 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$21.33

VERX vs. NCNO, CVLT, ESMT, BL, APPN, BB, RPD, VRNS, INTA, and AYX

Should you be buying Vertex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertex include nCino (NCNO), Commvault Systems (CVLT), EngageSmart (ESMT), BlackLine (BL), Appian (APPN), BlackBerry (BB), Rapid7 (RPD), Varonis Systems (VRNS), Intapp (INTA), and Alteryx (AYX). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

Vertex vs.

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

In the previous week, nCino had 21 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for nCino and 6 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat nCino's score of 0.08 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vertex
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
nCino
1 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Vertex has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nCino has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Vertex has higher revenue and earnings than nCino. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nCino, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vertex$491.62 million6.70-$12.30 million-$0.21-103.47
nCino$408.32 million6.87-$102.72 million-$0.75-33.33

21.5% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of nCino shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.1% of Vertex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.2% of nCino shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

nCino received 30 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.69% of users gave nCino an outperform vote while only 31.37% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
VertexOutperform Votes
16
31.37%
Underperform Votes
35
68.63%
nCinoOutperform Votes
46
51.69%
Underperform Votes
43
48.31%

Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $21.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.83%. nCino has a consensus target price of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given nCino's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe nCino is more favorable than Vertex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vertex
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
nCino
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Vertex has a net margin of -5.91% compared to nCino's net margin of -19.47%. Vertex's return on equity of 12.20% beat nCino's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vertex -5.91% 12.20% 3.85%
nCino -19.47% -4.03% -3.18%

Summary

Vertex and nCino tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VERX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VERX vs. The Competition

MetricVertexPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.30B$18.43B$15.45B$6.25B
Dividend YieldN/A1.99%4.80%6.38%
P/E Ratio-103.4735.07318.4212.19
Price / Sales6.706.68850.8288.19
Price / Cash35.0864.2328.31105.79
Price / Book14.7828.8517.786.89
Net Income-$12.30M$270.08M$526.39M$193.33M
7 Day Performance3.77%2.84%1.62%2.28%
1 Month Performance8.38%12.00%6.52%5.08%
1 Year Performance92.81%-5.97%-3.94%1.68%

Vertex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCNO
nCino
2.339 of 5 stars
$27.57
+0.5%
$32.67
+18.5%
-31.9%$3.09B$408.32M-29.651,791Analyst Report
News Coverage
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CVLT
Commvault Systems
1.9255 of 5 stars
$69.40
-0.1%
$71.20
+2.6%
+9.6%$3.05B$784.59M-85.682,779
ESMT
EngageSmart
2.6192 of 5 stars
$18.19
+0.2%
$25.88
+42.3%
-13.3%$3.03B$303.92M139.90789
BL
BlackLine
2.1259 of 5 stars
$50.04
-2.3%
$63.55
+27.0%
-28.5%$3.03B$522.94M-100.081,814
APPN
Appian
1.4446 of 5 stars
$41.46
+2.2%
$45.89
+10.7%
-12.5%$3.02B$467.99M-18.262,307
BB
BlackBerry
1.1636 of 5 stars
$5.19
-1.0%
$5.50
+6.1%
-13.7%$3.02B$656M-3.763,181
RPD
Rapid7
1.2432 of 5 stars
$47.22
-3.3%
$53.18
+12.6%
-33.4%$2.85B$685.08M-26.382,623Options Volume
VRNS
Varonis Systems
2.1979 of 5 stars
$25.54
-0.4%
$30.95
+21.2%
-24.7%$2.80B$473.63M-24.562,143Positive News
INTA
Intapp
1.5513 of 5 stars
$41.61
+6.9%
$41.50
-0.3%
+102.2%$2.72B$272.07M-33.02749Insider Selling
AYX
Alteryx
2.3207 of 5 stars
$36.95
+3.1%
$73.42
+98.7%
-28.1%$2.60B$855.35M-8.442,900Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:VERX) was last updated on 6/3/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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