Grid Dynamics (GDYN) Competitors

Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) and Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is VERX or GDYN more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Grid Dynamics' net margin of 1.15%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Grid Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Grid Dynamics	1.15%	-0.33%	-0.29%

Does the media prefer VERX or GDYN?

In the previous week, Grid Dynamics had 18 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Grid Dynamics and 6 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Grid Dynamics' score of 0.90 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grid Dynamics	12 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VERX or GDYN?

Grid Dynamics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grid Dynamics, 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	$572.39M	12.05	-$13.09M	$0.18	245.61
Grid Dynamics	$350.57M	5.03	-$1.76M	$0.04	534.25

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VERX or GDYN?

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, VERX or GDYN?

Vertex has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grid Dynamics has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VERX or GDYN?

Vertex presently has a consensus target price of $55.36, suggesting a potential upside of 25.23%. Grid Dynamics has a consensus target price of $19.17, suggesting a potential downside of 10.31%. Given Vertex's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Grid Dynamics.

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
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VERX or GDYN?

Grid Dynamics received 27 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.96% of users gave Grid Dynamics an outperform vote while only 46.81% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertex	Outperform Votes 44 46.81%	Underperform Votes 50 53.19%
Grid Dynamics	Outperform Votes 71 73.96%	Underperform Votes 25 26.04%

Summary

Vertex beats Grid Dynamics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.