Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TWLO or VERX?

Vertex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Twilio. Vertex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twilio, 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
Twilio	$4.73B	3.45	-$109.40M	$0.12	887.06
Vertex	$666.78M	6.06	-$52.73M	-$0.33	-76.79

Is TWLO or VERX more profitable?

Twilio has a net margin of 0.43% compared to Vertex's net margin of -7.09%. Vertex's return on equity of 27.16% beat Twilio's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twilio	0.43%	2.78%	2.26%
Vertex	-7.09%	27.16%	5.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, TWLO or VERX?

Twilio has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TWLO or VERX?

In the previous week, Twilio had 12 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Twilio and 15 mentions for Vertex. Twilio's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Vertex's score of 1.24 indicating that Twilio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Twilio	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vertex	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TWLO or VERX?

Twilio presently has a consensus price target of $129.32, indicating a potential upside of 21.49%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $43.69, indicating a potential upside of 72.42%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex is more favorable than Twilio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Twilio	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TWLO or VERX?

84.3% of Twilio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Twilio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Twilio beats Vertex on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.