AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) versus VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) Critical Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for VTEX and AvePoint, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0	3	3	0	2.50
AvePoint	0	5	10	0	2.67

VTEX presently has a consensus target price of $6.16, indicating a potential upside of 109.17%. AvePoint has a consensus target price of $17.66, indicating a potential upside of 72.67%. Given VTEX’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe VTEX is more favorable than AvePoint.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	7.03%	6.63%	4.57%
AvePoint	0.55%	0.66%	0.40%

Volatility & Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VTEX	$226.71 million	2.37	$12.00 million	$0.09	32.72
AvePoint	$330.48 million	6.68	-$29.09 million	N/A	N/A

VTEX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AvePoint.

Summary

VTEX beats AvePoint on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.