EverCommerce (EVCM) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend EVCM or VERX?

EverCommerce presently has a consensus price target of $12.56, suggesting a potential upside of 12.40%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $54.70, suggesting a potential upside of 2.19%. Given EverCommerce's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EverCommerce is more favorable than Vertex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EverCommerce	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media favor EVCM or VERX?

In the previous week, Vertex had 11 more articles in the media than EverCommerce. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Vertex and 10 mentions for EverCommerce. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat EverCommerce's score of 0.43 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EverCommerce	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vertex	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVCM or VERX?

EverCommerce received 1 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.00% of users gave EverCommerce an outperform vote while only 46.74% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EverCommerce	Outperform Votes 44 55.00%	Underperform Votes 36 45.00%
Vertex	Outperform Votes 43 46.74%	Underperform Votes 49 53.26%

Is EVCM or VERX more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to EverCommerce's net margin of -7.53%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat EverCommerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EverCommerce	-7.53%	-6.56%	-3.53%
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVCM or VERX?

EverCommerce has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, EVCM or VERX?

Vertex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EverCommerce. EverCommerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertex, 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
EverCommerce	$693.21M	2.96	-$45.62M	-$0.28	-39.89
Vertex	$643.23M	12.98	-$13.09M	$0.18	297.39

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

97.9% of EverCommerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of EverCommerce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vertex beats EverCommerce on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.