Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VERX or PINS?

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Pinterest 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
Vertex	$572.39M	12.08	-$13.09M	$0.18	246.39
Pinterest	$3.65B	7.04	$1.86B	$2.69	14.06

Is VERX or PINS more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 51.07% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Pinterest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Pinterest	51.07%	8.10%	6.97%

Does the media refer more to VERX or PINS?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 11 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Pinterest and 7 mentions for Vertex. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Vertex's score of 1.23 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinterest	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VERX or PINS?

Vertex has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VERX or PINS?

Pinterest received 247 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.91% of users gave Pinterest 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%
Pinterest	Outperform Votes 291 52.91%	Underperform Votes 259 47.09%

Do analysts rate VERX or PINS?

Vertex currently has a consensus price target of $55.36, indicating a potential upside of 24.83%. Pinterest has a consensus price target of $43.86, indicating a potential upside of 15.98%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than Pinterest.

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
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VERX or PINS?

70.3% of Vertex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pinterest beats Vertex on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.