The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Vertex Inc shares valued at $508,389 were sold by ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN on Jun 24 ’25. At $35.24 per share, ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN sold 14,425 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 173,074 shares worth approximately $4.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN sold 8,832 shares, netting a total of over 310,172 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $35.12 each, the insider now holds 188,009 shares.
Before that, ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANN had sold 510 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $17,850, the 13(D) GROUP MEMBER traded Vertex Inc shares for $35.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 510 shares, worth approximately $5.15 million.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on August 07, 2025, Vertex Inc [VERX] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of April 22, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for VERX. Earlier on February 28, 2025, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for VERX stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing VERX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Vertex Inc [NASDAQ: VERX] rose 1.44% to $27.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.965, but it reached a high of $28.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -17.12%. Over the course of the year, Vertex Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.08%.
Is Vertex Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vertex Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.33 million shares to 6.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.63 million shares. A jump of 19.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.25.
Which companies own the most shares of Vertex Inc (VERX)?
In terms of Vertex Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 46.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 71.59% from the previous closing price of $27.1. Analysts anticipate Vertex Inc stock to reach 50 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Vertex Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
