VRNS vs. VERX, ACIW, MSP, SAIL, ALTR, CHKP, MDB, GEN, SSNC, and BSY
Should you be buying Varonis Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Varonis Systems include Vertex (VERX), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Datto (MSP), SailPoint Technologies (SAIL), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), MongoDB (MDB), Gen Digital (GEN), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), and Bentley Systems (BSY).
Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Vertex had 1 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vertex and 6 mentions for Varonis Systems. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Varonis Systems' score of 0.90 indicating that Varonis Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news 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.
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.
59.1% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of Vertex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by company 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.
Vertex has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Varonis Systems has a consensus target price of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Vertex.
Vertex has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Vertex's net margin of -20.38%. Varonis Systems' return on equity of 18.67% beat Vertex's return on equity.
Summary
Vertex and Varonis Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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