SPS Commerce vs Vertex
SPSC and VERX side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SPSC and VERX compare
SPS Commerce and Vertex are about the same size, with market caps of $2.9B and $2.9B.
SPS Commerce keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.7% compared with −5.8% at Vertex.
SPS Commerce scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 2 for Vertex), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SPSC | VERX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Share price | $82.85 | $17.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.5% | −7.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.3% | −11.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.08 |
| Employees | 2,783 | 2,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 36.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.8× | 3.6× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× (better) | 16.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.9× (better) | 31.4× |
| P/FCF | 14.5× | – |
| PEG | 2.02 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.9% | – |
| Fair value | $114.74 | $8.09 |
| Margin of safety | 27.8% (better) | −120% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.9% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 19.2% (better) | 14.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −2.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.90% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 70.2% (better) | 64.6% |
| Operating margin | 13.8% (better) | −2.1% |
| Net margin | 10.7% (better) | −5.8% |
| FCF margin | 26.0% | – |
| Return on equity | 8.8% (better) | −21.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% (better) | −4.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.88 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.26 |
| Current ratio | 2.25 (better) | 0.75 |
| Altman Z-score | 10.63 (better) | 2.14 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 5.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 110% | 46.0% |
| Held by insiders | 2.1% | 24.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.0M | $6.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.1% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- SPSC stock overview
- SPSC income statement
- SPSC valuation and score
- VERX stock overview
- VERX income statement
- VERX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.