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After finishing at $24.25 in the prior trading day, Vertex Inc (NASDAQ: VERX) closed at $24.08, down -0.70%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.41 million shares were traded. VERX stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.1325.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VERX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
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, BMO Capital Markets on August 07, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $30 from $38 previously.
On April 22, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $54.Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Outperform rating on April 22, 2025, with a $54 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 24 ’25 when ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN sold 14,425 shares for $35.24 per share. The transaction valued at 508,389 led to the insider holds 173,074 shares of the business.
ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN sold 8,832 shares of VERX for $310,172 on Jun 20 ’25. The 13(D) GROUP MEMBER now owns 188,009 shares after completing the transaction at $35.12 per share. On Jun 23 ’25, another insider, ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN, who serves as the 13(D) GROUP MEMBER of the company, sold 510 shares for $35.00 each. As a result, the insider received 17,850 and left with 187,499 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 3867247872 and an Enterprise Value of 3907643904. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.5 whereas that against EBITDA is 264.191.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VERX is 0.65, which has changed by -0.31687945 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 $24.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -41.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.51M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1401270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.22M. Insiders hold about 54.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.03% stake in the company. Shares short for VERX as of 1755216000 were 6858957 with a Short Ratio of 4.55, compared to 1752537600 on 6951914. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6858957 and a Short% of Float of 9.020001.
