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The price of Vertex Inc (NASDAQ: VERX) closed at $36.16 in the last session, down -0.80% from day before closing price of $36.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.75 million shares were traded. VERX stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.825 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.6.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VERX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 66.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 0.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.94.
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 the company, Stifel on February 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $31 from $58 previously.
On December 31, 2024, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $62.DA Davidson initiated its Buy rating on December 31, 2024, with a $62 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when Rowland Bryan T.R. bought 43,228 shares for $35.98 per share.
Gayton Bradley M bought 9,400 shares of VERX for $299,382 on Mar 04 ’25. The Director now owns 47,535 shares after completing the transaction at $31.85 per share. On Jan 22 ’25, another insider, ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYL, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 53,843 shares for $56.48 each. As a result, the insider received 3,041,053 and left with 1,229,257 shares of the company.
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 5719897600 and an Enterprise Value of 5766579200. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 31.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.648 whereas that against EBITDA is 221.63.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VERX is 0.80, which has changed by 0.21098459 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08190584 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VERX has reached a high of $60.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.04%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VERX traded on average about 1.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1650590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 70.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.80M. Insiders hold about 59.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 46.88% stake in the company. Shares short for VERX as of 1740700800 were 5828652 with a Short Ratio of 4.44, compared to 1738281600 on 5317658. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5828652 and a Short% of Float of 8.2600005.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Vertex Inc (VERX) is currently attracting attention from 13.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.16 and low estimates of $0.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.72 and $0.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.63. EPS for the following year is $0.8, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $0.96 and $0.71.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $176.9M. It ranges from a high estimate of $178M to a low estimate of $175.99M. As of the current estimate, Vertex Inc’s year-ago sales were $156.78MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $185.34M. There is a high estimate of $189M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $183.59M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VERX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $768M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $761.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $764.35M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $666.78MBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $874.85M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $891.53M and the low estimate is $856.3M.
