N-able (NABL) Competitors

Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and N-able (NYSE:NABL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Do analysts rate VERX or NABL?

Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $50.73, indicating a potential upside of 31.79%. N-able has a consensus target price of $9.38, indicating a potential upside of 19.38%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than N-able.

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
N-able	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to VERX or NABL?

In the previous week, Vertex had 9 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Vertex and 4 mentions for N-able. N-able's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Vertex's score of 0.96 indicating that N-able is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
N-able	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, VERX or NABL?

N-able has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N-able, 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	8.86	-$13.09M	-$0.29	-132.73
N-able	$470.60M	3.15	$23.41M	$0.09	87.26

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VERX or NABL?

Vertex received 23 more outperform votes than N-able when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.83% of users gave N-able 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%
N-able	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, VERX or NABL?

Vertex has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N-able has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VERX or NABL more profitable?

N-able has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat N-able's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
N-able	8.08%	6.31%	3.90%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VERX or NABL?

70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of N-able shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of N-able shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vertex beats N-able on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.