Astera Labs (ALAB) Competitors

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRT or ALAB?

Vertiv received 54 more outperform votes than Astera Labs when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.05% of users gave Astera Labs an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 91 61.07%	Underperform Votes 58 38.93%
Astera Labs	Outperform Votes 37 86.05%	Underperform Votes 6 13.95%

Do analysts prefer VRT or ALAB?

Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $138.57, indicating a potential upside of 44.47%. Astera Labs has a consensus price target of $115.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.55%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Astera Labs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Astera Labs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VRT or ALAB?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 11 more articles in the media than Astera Labs. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Vertiv and 25 mentions for Astera Labs. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Astera Labs' score of 0.66 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	27 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Astera Labs	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VRT or ALAB?

89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Astera Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VRT or ALAB more profitable?

Vertiv has a net margin of 6.19% compared to Astera Labs' net margin of -21.05%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat Astera Labs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%
Astera Labs	-21.05%	-10.40%	-9.56%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VRT or ALAB?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Astera Labs. Astera Labs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, 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
Vertiv	$8.01B	4.49	$495.80M	$1.28	74.93
Astera Labs	$396.29M	35.07	-$83.42M	-$1.73	-49.55

Summary

Vertiv beats Astera Labs on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.