Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in META or VRT?

79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Vertiv shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer META or VRT?

Meta Platforms presently has a consensus target price of $719.29, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $126.69, suggesting a potential downside of 0.96%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	37 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has more volatility & risk, META or VRT?

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is META or VRT more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.11% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 7.92%. Vertiv's return on equity of 56.01% beat Meta Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meta Platforms	39.11%	38.69%	25.56%
Vertiv	7.92%	56.01%	13.30%

Is META or VRT a better dividend stock?

Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Meta Platforms pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 8.7% 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. Meta Platforms has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Vertiv has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Meta Platforms is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor META or VRT?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 136 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 170 mentions for Meta Platforms and 34 mentions for Vertiv. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.20 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	138 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	23 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, META or VRT?

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Vertiv. Meta Platforms 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
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	10.96	$62.36B	$25.64	27.96
Vertiv	$8.01B	6.08	$495.80M	$1.72	74.37

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Vertiv on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.