VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) & AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) Financial Analysis

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) and VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of AvePoint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of VTEX shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of AvePoint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.9% of VTEX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares AvePoint and VTEX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvePoint	8.34%	8.46%	5.27%
VTEX	8.32%	8.13%	5.58%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AvePoint and VTEX”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvePoint	$419.50 million	5.55	-$29.09 million	N/A	N/A
VTEX	$234.12 million	2.65	$12.00 million	$0.11	30.86

VTEX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AvePoint.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for AvePoint and VTEX, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvePoint	0	5	11	0	2.69
VTEX	0	3	3	0	2.50

AvePoint presently has a consensus price target of $17.28, indicating a potential upside of 60.25%. VTEX has a consensus price target of $6.16, indicating a potential upside of 81.44%. Given VTEX’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VTEX is more favorable than AvePoint.

Volatility & Risk

AvePoint has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VTEX has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvePoint beats VTEX on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AvePoint

AvePoint, Inc. provides cloud-native data management software platform in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. It also offers software-as-a-service solutions and productivity applications. The company offers modularity and cloud services architecture to address critical challenges and the management of data to organizations that leverage third-party cloud vendors, including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, AWS, Box, DropBox, and others; license and support; and maintenance services. AvePoint, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

About VTEX

VTEX provides software-as-a-service digital commerce platform for enterprise brands and retailers. Its platform enables customers to execute their commerce strategy, including building online stores, integrating, and managing orders across channels, and creating marketplaces to sell products from third-party vendors. It has operations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. VTEX was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.