Leonardo DRS (DRS) Competitors

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, VRT or DRS?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRT or DRS more profitable?

Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.59% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 6.19%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat Leonardo DRS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%
Leonardo DRS	6.59%	10.37%	6.54%

Is VRT or DRS a better dividend stock?

Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vertiv pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leonardo DRS pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer VRT or DRS?

Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $135.33, suggesting a potential upside of 77.05%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $34.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.07%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

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
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VRT or DRS?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS 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	3.63	$495.80M	$1.28	59.72
Leonardo DRS	$3.23B	2.74	$168M	$0.79	42.37

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRT or DRS?

Vertiv received 72 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.92% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 92 60.13%	Underperform Votes 61 39.87%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 20 76.92%	Underperform Votes 6 23.08%

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

89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor VRT or DRS?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 34 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Vertiv and 15 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Vertiv's score of 1.05 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	29 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vertiv beats Leonardo DRS on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.