Head-To-Head Analysis: VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) vs. BOX (NYSE:BOX)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	1.51%	1.36%	0.97%
BOX	13.94%	-14.41%	5.70%

Volatility & Risk

VTEX has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.7% of VTEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. 40.9% of VTEX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of BOX shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VTEX	$220.54 million	5.65	-$13.69 million	($0.04)	-169.25
BOX	$1.06 billion	4.36	$129.03 million	$0.73	43.84

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than VTEX. VTEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for VTEX and BOX, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0	0	5	0	3.00
BOX	1	2	7	0	2.60

VTEX currently has a consensus target price of $10.40, indicating a potential upside of 53.62%. BOX has a consensus target price of $31.22, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Given VTEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VTEX is more favorable than BOX.

Summary

BOX beats VTEX on 8 of the 14 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 BOX

Box, Inc. provides a cloud content management platform that enables organizations of various sizes to manage and share their content from anywhere on any device. The company's Software-as-a-Service platform enables users to work with their content as they need from secure external collaboration and sharing, workspaces and portals, e-signature processes, and content workflows improving employee productivity and accelerating business processes. It also offers web, mobile, and desktop applications for cloud content management on a platform for developing custom applications. The company had approximately 100,000 paying organizations, and its solution was offered in 25 languages. It serves financial services, health care, government, and legal services industries in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Box.net, Inc. and changed its name to Box, Inc. in November 2011. Box, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.