Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARM or VRT?

7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ARM or VRT?

In the previous week, ARM and ARM both had 39 articles in the media. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat ARM's score of 0.58 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARM	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARM or VRT more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 6.19%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARM or VRT?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. Vertiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, 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
ARM	$3.69B	33.78	$306M	$0.76	156.67
Vertiv	$8.01B	4.21	$495.80M	$1.28	69.20

Which has more risk & volatility, ARM or VRT?

ARM has a beta of 4.77, indicating that its share price is 377% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARM or VRT?

Vertiv received 25 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.07% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 60.53% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARM	Outperform Votes 67 69.07%	Underperform Votes 30 30.93%
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 92 60.53%	Underperform Votes 60 39.47%

Do analysts rate ARM or VRT?

ARM presently has a consensus target price of $165.23, indicating a potential upside of 38.76%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $136.07, indicating a potential upside of 53.61%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than ARM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Vertiv beats ARM on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.