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NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and management's recent track record has been fairly steady. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so its earnings quality can't be assessed. Peer multiples imply a price about 32% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak or earnings quality is fragile. If VERX cuts guidance on the next call, that could be a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $11.94. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
We can't anchor a clean multiple for VERX right now, so treat our $18 fair value as low-confidence. Analysts: $14–$21. Not investment advice.
(median $18.00) · 5 analysts · as of 2026-05-09
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 32% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 13%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 68% for the rest of the cohort, n=3704).
Over the trailing year it converted -29.30x of net income into operating cash flow.
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates.
4 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 64% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1040).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.19 → $0.19 (+0.4% / 30d). 12 raised, 0 cut, 14 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 53% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$272.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$588.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $7,082.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If revenue growth in the sector drops, it may hurt Vertex's performance in a slowing market.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reports show a drop below the median.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth stays above the median.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Advances: Focus on AI-enabled transformation
Extending pipeline aligns with AI-enabled transformation goals.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 7, 2026, Vertex, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or other…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Not enough peers to compare yet.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Application Software.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
VERX Vertex, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 58 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
ORCL Oracle Corporation | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 67 of 100 | full | elevated |
PLTR Palantir Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 83 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
SAP SAP SE | — | — | elevated |
APP AppLovin | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 57 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
via XLK
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Implement a global Value Creation Plan to become a more AI-enabled company.
Enhance operational efficiency to align resources with long-term strategic priorities.
Raise revenue guidance for the full-year 2026 to $823.5M-$831.5M.
Advances: Focus on AI-enabled transformation
FDA acceptance supports AI-enabled transformation in drug development.
Advances: Increase revenue guidance
BLA acceptance could enhance revenue guidance for Vertex.
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On April 28, 2026, the Vertex, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a global Value Creation Plan (the “Plan”) intended to become a more AI-enabled company, focus investments on key growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency to better align the Company’s workforce and resources with its long-term strategic priorities. The Plan includes a reduction in force of approximately 170 employees, repre…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 11, 2026, Vertex, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement On November 14, 2025, Vertex, Inc. (the “Company”), the guarantors party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amended the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2025 (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), by a…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 3, 2025, Vertex, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and the adoption of its first-ever stock repurchase program. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Secur…