Vertex (VERX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IOT or VERX?

96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. 46.5% of Samsara 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IOT or VERX?

Vertex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Samsara. Samsara 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
Samsara	$1.25B	17.16	-$154.91M	-$0.22	-171.12
Vertex	$666.78M	8.31	-$52.73M	-$0.29	-120.48

Is IOT or VERX more profitable?

Vertex has a net margin of -6.45% compared to Samsara's net margin of -9.04%. Vertex's return on equity of 28.14% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsara	-9.04%	-11.14%	-5.95%
Vertex	-6.45%	28.14%	5.41%

Does the media refer more to IOT or VERX?

In the previous week, Samsara had 13 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Samsara and 9 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Samsara's score of 0.58 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Samsara	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IOT or VERX?

Samsara presently has a consensus price target of $50.64, suggesting a potential upside of 34.52%. Vertex has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.53%. Given Vertex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertex is more favorable than Samsara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Vertex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has more risk and volatility, IOT or VERX?

Samsara has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vertex beats Samsara on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.