Sprinklr (CXM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate VERX or CXM?

Vertex currently has a consensus target price of $55.36, suggesting a potential downside of 1.84%. Sprinklr has a consensus target price of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. Given Sprinklr's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sprinklr is more favorable than Vertex.

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
Sprinklr	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better valuation and earnings, VERX or CXM?

Sprinklr has higher revenue and earnings than Vertex. Sprinklr 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	15.37	-$13.09M	$0.18	313.33
Sprinklr	$732.36M	2.98	$51.40M	$0.16	53.59

Does the media favor VERX or CXM?

In the previous week, Sprinklr had 3 more articles in the media than Vertex. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sprinklr and 4 mentions for Vertex. Vertex's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Sprinklr's score of 0.88 indicating that Vertex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sprinklr	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VERX or CXM more profitable?

Sprinklr has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Vertex's net margin of 4.73%. Vertex's return on equity of 24.92% beat Sprinklr's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertex	4.73%	24.92%	6.65%
Sprinklr	5.59%	7.84%	4.11%

Which has more risk and volatility, VERX or CXM?

Vertex has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprinklr has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VERX or CXM?

70.3% of Vertex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of Sprinklr shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of Vertex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Sprinklr shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VERX or CXM?

Sprinklr received 13 more outperform votes than Vertex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.57% of users gave Sprinklr 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%
Sprinklr	Outperform Votes 57 49.57%	Underperform Votes 58 50.43%

Summary

Vertex beats Sprinklr on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.