nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) and nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media prefer DT or NVT?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 39 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Dynatrace and 11 mentions for nVent Electric. Dynatrace's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat nVent Electric's score of 0.37 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynatrace	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
nVent Electric	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DT or NVT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynatrace	$1.43B	9.90	$107.96M	$0.52	92.50
nVent Electric	$3.26B	4.07	$567.10M	$3.43	23.33

Do analysts recommend DT or NVT?

Dynatrace currently has a consensus price target of $61.54, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. nVent Electric has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.74%. Given nVent Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more risk and volatility, DT or NVT?

Dynatrace has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nVent Electric has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DT or NVT?

Dynatrace received 46 more outperform votes than nVent Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 221 67.58%	Underperform Votes 106 32.42%
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 175 63.18%	Underperform Votes 102 36.82%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DT or NVT?

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dynatrace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DT or NVT more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 17.02% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 10.81%. Dynatrace's return on equity of 17.47% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	10.81%	9.89%	6.17%
nVent Electric	17.02%	17.47%	8.80%

Summary

nVent Electric beats Dynatrace on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.