NVT vs. SYM, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, MOG.B, CHX, WFRD, WHD, and JBTM
Should you be buying nVent Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nVent Electric include Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), and JBT Marel (JBTM). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
nVent Electric vs.
nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
nVent Electric has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. nVent Electric's return on equity of 14.52% beat Symbotic's return on equity.
nVent Electric received 123 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote while only 51.64% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.
90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
nVent Electric has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
nVent Electric presently has a consensus price target of $86.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.82%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 56.65%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Symbotic is more favorable than nVent Electric.
nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, nVent Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for nVent Electric and 8 mentions for Symbotic. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Symbotic's score of 1.09 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
nVent Electric beats Symbotic on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NVT) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
