Verra Mobility (VRRM) Competitors

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, VRRM or BIP?

Verra Mobility has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VRRM or BIP?

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Verra Mobility and 5 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Verra Mobility's score of 1.17 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate VRRM or BIP?

Verra Mobility presently has a consensus price target of $27.38, suggesting a potential upside of 12.70%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus price target of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.87%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VRRM or BIP?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Verra Mobility. Verra Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, 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
Verra Mobility	$879.21M	4.40	$31.45M	$0.24	101.21
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	$21.04B	0.66	$351M	$0.05	595.80

Is VRRM or BIP more profitable?

Verra Mobility has a net margin of 4.30% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.54%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 55.14% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verra Mobility	4.30%	55.14%	11.37%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.54%	1.15%	0.31%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VRRM or BIP?

57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Verra Mobility on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.