Leonardo DRS (DRS) Competitors

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HUBB or DRS?

88.2% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer HUBB or DRS?

Hubbell presently has a consensus target price of $445.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.01%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus target price of $32.17, indicating a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Hubbell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hubbell is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, HUBB or DRS?

Hubbell has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HUBB or DRS more profitable?

Hubbell has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 6.23%. Hubbell's return on equity of 28.81% beat Leonardo DRS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hubbell	13.33%	28.81%	12.67%
Leonardo DRS	6.23%	9.71%	6.03%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HUBB or DRS?

Hubbell received 309 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 57.47% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 327 57.47%	Underperform Votes 242 42.53%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 18 78.26%	Underperform Votes 5 21.74%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HUBB or DRS?

Hubbell has higher revenue and earnings than Leonardo DRS. Hubbell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, 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
Hubbell	$5.37B	4.45	$759.80M	$13.88	32.10
Leonardo DRS	$2.83B	3.27	$168M	$0.74	47.24

Does the media refer more to HUBB or DRS?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 12 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Hubbell and 3 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Hubbell's score of 0.69 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hubbell	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hubbell beats Leonardo DRS on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.