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As of close of business last night, Vertex Inc’s stock clocked out at $41.60, up 1.22% from its previous closing price of $41.10. In other words, the price has increased by $1.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.18 million shares were traded. VERX stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.8375 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.5201.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VERX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 73.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.49.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Robert W. Baird on July 23, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $43.
On March 01, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $40.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 03 ’24 when Jeffrey Westphal bought 1,225,000 shares for $41.10 per share.
Stamm John Richard sold 10,000 shares of VERX for $354,276 on Sep 12 ’24. The Director now owns 16,635 shares after completing the transaction at $35.43 per share. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, Stamm John Richard, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $35.43 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VERX now has a Market Capitalization of 6390384128 and an Enterprise Value of 6487924224. As of this moment, Vertex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 344.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 60.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 33.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 27.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.501 whereas that against EBITDA is 386.946.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VERX has reached a high of $41.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.41%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VERX traded 732.31K shares on average per day over the past three months and 745930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 60.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.56M. Insiders hold about 63.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.20% stake in the company. Shares short for VERX as of 1726185600 were 6325668 with a Short Ratio of 8.64, compared to 1723680000 on 5821023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6325668 and a Short% of Float of 9.8500006.
