Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERX) CEO David Destefano Sells 22,275 Shares

Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERXGet Free Report) CEO David Destefano sold 22,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.55, for a total transaction of $1,103,726.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 293,246 shares in the company, valued at $14,530,339.30. This represents a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

David Destefano also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, November 14th, David Destefano sold 159,107 shares of Vertex stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.61, for a total value of $7,893,298.27.

Vertex Price Performance

NASDAQ VERX opened at $49.38 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 274.33, a P/E/G ratio of 9.22 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. Vertex, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.31 and a 12-month high of $52.93.

Vertex (NASDAQ:VERXGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.02. Vertex had a return on equity of 24.92% and a net margin of 4.73%. The firm had revenue of $170.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $165.70 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.06 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Vertex, Inc. will post 0.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Baird R W raised Vertex to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Vertex from $50.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. JMP Securities increased their target price on shares of Vertex from $47.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Vertex from $42.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Vertex from $42.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.30.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertex

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertex in the first quarter worth $166,000. Swiss National Bank increased its position in shares of Vertex by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 101,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,214,000 after acquiring an additional 5,200 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Vertex by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,791,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,929,000 after acquiring an additional 235,407 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in Vertex by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 248,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,900,000 after acquiring an additional 18,335 shares during the period. Finally, Gagnon Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vertex by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Gagnon Advisors LLC now owns 115,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,671,000 after purchasing an additional 57,797 shares during the last quarter. 59.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Vertex

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Vertex, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise tax technology solutions for retail trade, wholesale trade, and manufacturing industries in the United States and internationally. The company offers tax determination; compliance and reporting, including workflow management tools, role-based security, and event logging; tax data management; document management; analytics and insights; pre-built integration that includes mapping data fields, and business logic and configurations; industry-specific solutions; and technology specific solutions, such as chain flow accelerator and SAP-specific tools.

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