VERX vs. VRNS, MSP, SAIL, ACIW, ALTR, TYL, MBLY, RBLX, NTNX, and CHKP
Should you be buying Vertex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertex include Varonis Systems (VRNS), Datto (MSP), SailPoint Technologies (SAIL), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Roblox (RBLX), Nutanix (NTNX), and Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP).
Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
59.1% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 45.0% of Vertex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vertex has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vertex has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Varonis Systems' net margin of -20.38%. Vertex's return on equity of 18.67% beat Varonis Systems' return on equity.
Vertex currently has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.92%. Varonis Systems has a consensus price target of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Varonis Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Vertex.
Varonis Systems received 836 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.83% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 39.47% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Vertex had 4 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vertex and 6 mentions for Varonis Systems. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Varonis Systems' score of 0.72 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vertex has higher revenue and earnings than Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vertex beats Varonis Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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