Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OKTA or VERX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okta	$2.61B	7.58	-$355M	$0.04	2,850.50
Vertex	$666.78M	8.46	-$13.09M	-$0.34	-104.88

Which has more risk & volatility, OKTA or VERX?

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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OKTA or VERX?

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.

Does the media favor OKTA or VERX?

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

Do analysts rate OKTA or VERX?

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

Is OKTA or VERX more profitable?

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OKTA or VERX?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Okta	Outperform Votes 580 58.17%	Underperform Votes 417 41.83%
Vertex	Outperform Votes 50 49.50%	Underperform Votes 51 50.50%

Summary

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