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VERX vs. OKTA, NTNX, PTC, DOCU, CYBR, GEN, TWLO, SNAP, DT, and DUOL

Should you be buying Vertex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertex include Okta (OKTA), Nutanix (NTNX), PTC (PTC), DocuSign (DOCU), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Gen Digital (GEN), Twilio (TWLO), Snap (SNAP), Dynatrace (DT), and Duolingo (DUOL). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Vertex vs.

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

Vertex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Okta. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Okta$2.61B7.58-$355M$0.042,850.50
Vertex$666.78M8.46-$13.09M-$0.34-104.88

Okta has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

86.6% of Okta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Okta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Vertex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Okta and Okta both had 28 articles in the media. Okta's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Vertex's score of 0.95 indicating that Okta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Okta
18 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Vertex
13 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Okta presently has a consensus price target of $115.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $49.82, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Okta.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Okta
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Vertex
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Vertex has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Okta's net margin of -1.54%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Okta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Okta-1.54% 0.47% 0.32%
Vertex 4.73%24.92%6.65%

Okta received 530 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.17% of users gave Okta an outperform vote while only 49.50% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
OktaOutperform Votes
580
58.17%
Underperform Votes
417
41.83%
VertexOutperform Votes
50
49.50%
Underperform Votes
51
50.50%

Summary

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

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VERX vs. The Competition

MetricVertexPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.64B$23.43B$23.71B$8.13B
Dividend YieldN/A2.05%2.81%4.00%
P/E Ratio198.11110.5542.7219.08
Price / Sales8.4621.802,051.9694.71
Price / Cash61.7086.0634.6534.64
Price / Book21.618.486.294.36
Net Income-$13.09M$436.62M$736.56M$247.23M
7 Day Performance-1.38%0.21%-0.02%-0.32%
1 Month Performance3.24%-5.62%49,592.75%-3.60%
1 Year Performance16.31%8.16%52,545.85%2.01%

Vertex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VERX
Vertex
4.2069 of 5 stars
$35.87
+0.6%
$49.82
+38.9%
+18.3%$5.68B$666.78M199.331,300
OKTA
Okta
4.2478 of 5 stars
$116.38
+2.3%
$115.29
-0.9%
+9.2%$20.20B$2.61B-332.516,010Options Volume
NTNX
Nutanix
4.8236 of 5 stars
$74.97
+2.6%
$87.79
+17.1%
+15.0%$19.99B$2.32B-214.207,150Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
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PTC
PTC
4.5856 of 5 stars
$161.45
+1.0%
$210.09
+30.1%
-14.6%$19.43B$2.31B49.836,500Positive News
DOCU
DocuSign
4.8119 of 5 stars
$89.00
+1.1%
$95.00
+6.7%
+49.8%$17.98B$2.98B18.357,460Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CYBR
CyberArk Software
2.7012 of 5 stars
$351.00
-0.2%
$418.15
+19.1%
+32.2%$17.35B$1.00B-180.002,140Options Volume
Positive News
GEN
Gen Digital
2.3489 of 5 stars
$27.62
+1.6%
N/A+25.7%$17.02B$3.90B27.082,700
TWLO
Twilio
4.7612 of 5 stars
$106.40
+2.9%
$135.35
+27.2%
+71.7%$16.24B$4.46B-166.255,867Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
SNAP
Snap
3.6398 of 5 stars
$9.53
+2.1%
$36.87
+287.1%
-16.9%$16.16B$5.36B-22.685,290Gap Up
DT
Dynatrace
4.9035 of 5 stars
$50.66
+1.7%
$63.35
+25.0%
+9.8%$15.17B$1.63B31.673,600Short Interest ↑
Positive News
DUOL
Duolingo
3.4789 of 5 stars
$330.00
+6.7%
$376.25
+14.0%
+48.2%$14.93B$748.02M180.33600Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
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This page (NASDAQ:VERX) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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