VRNS vs. VERX, MSP, SAIL, ACIW, RPD, RBLX, NTNX, CHKP, OKTA, and GEN
Should you be buying Varonis Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Varonis Systems include Vertex (VERX), Datto (MSP), SailPoint Technologies (SAIL), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Rapid7 (RPD), Roblox (RBLX), Nutanix (NTNX), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Okta (OKTA), and Gen Digital (GEN).
Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) and Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) 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.
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.
95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Vertex 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.
Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Vertex had 2 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vertex and 5 mentions for Varonis Systems. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Varonis Systems' score of 0.51 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Varonis Systems currently has a consensus price target of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.92%. Given Varonis Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Vertex.
Summary
Vertex beats Varonis Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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