The stock of Vertex Inc (NASDAQ: VERX) has increased by 1.09 when compared to last closing price of 41.42. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.97% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-02 that Both Vertex and Eli Lilly are entering the non-opioid pain management market, targeting the promising $20B+ opportunity. Vertex’s Journavx, targeting NaV1.8, is FDA-approved and shows opioid-level pain relief with fewer side effects, positioning it as a potential new standard of care. Eli Lilly’s acquisition of SiteOne Therapeutics and STC-004 brings a once-daily NaV1.8 candidate, with early promising results but limited clinical data so far.
Is It Worth Investing in Vertex Inc (NASDAQ: VERX) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.75. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VERX is 63.75M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.40% of that float. On June 06, 2025, the average trading volume of VERX was 1.19M shares.
VERX’s Market Performance
The stock of Vertex Inc (VERX) has seen a 5.97% increase in the past week, with a 8.19% rise in the past month, and a 22.93% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.82% for VERX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.27% for VERX stock, with a simple moving average of -3.99% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VERX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VERX stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for VERX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VERX in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $54 based on the research report published on April 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VERX reach a price target of $31, previously predicting the price at $58. The rating they have provided for VERX stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 28th, 2025.
VERX Trading at 9.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VERX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.03% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VERX starting from Leib Ryan J, who sale 5,755 shares at the price of $38.00 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Leib Ryan J now owns 0 shares of Vertex Inc, valued at $218,690 using the latest closing price.
DeStefano David, the PRESIDENT & CEO of Vertex Inc, sale 363,116 shares at $37.32 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that DeStefano David is holding 989,411 shares at $13,553,207 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VERX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vertex Inc stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -19.65, with -4.64 for asset returns.
Based on Vertex Inc (VERX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.87.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 102.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
To sum up, Vertex Inc (VERX) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
