Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDDY or VERX?

GoDaddy received 866 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.62% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 50.49% of users gave Vertex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GoDaddy	Outperform Votes 918 79.62%	Underperform Votes 235 20.38%
Vertex	Outperform Votes 52 50.49%	Underperform Votes 51 49.51%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GDDY or VERX?

GoDaddy has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GoDaddy, 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
GoDaddy	$4.57B	5.33	$936.90M	$6.45	26.72
Vertex	$666.78M	9.33	-$13.09M	-$0.34	-115.62

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDDY or VERX?

90.3% of GoDaddy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of GoDaddy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Vertex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GDDY or VERX more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 20.49% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 176.06% beat Vertex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoDaddy	20.49%	176.06%	8.94%
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, GDDY or VERX?

GoDaddy has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GDDY or VERX?

GoDaddy currently has a consensus price target of $210.73, suggesting a potential upside of 22.28%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $48.91, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than GoDaddy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media favor GDDY or VERX?

In the previous week, GoDaddy had 5 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for GoDaddy and 21 mentions for Vertex. GoDaddy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Vertex's score of 0.91 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GoDaddy	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertex	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

GoDaddy beats Vertex on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.