Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ARM or VRT?

In the previous week, ARM had 8 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for ARM and 29 mentions for Vertiv. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat ARM's score of 0.45 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARM	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vertiv	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARM or VRT?

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

Do analysts rate ARM or VRT?

ARM presently has a consensus price target of $150.32, indicating a potential upside of 5.26%. Vertiv has a consensus price target of $140.09, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than ARM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has more risk and volatility, ARM or VRT?

ARM has a beta of 4.67, meaning that its share price is 367% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and 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	$3.54B	42.33	$306M	$0.60	238.00
Vertiv	$7.53B	6.02	$460.20M	$1.50	80.47

Is ARM or VRT more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 18.13% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 7.72%. Vertiv's return on equity of 55.33% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARM	18.13%	13.69%	9.70%
Vertiv	7.72%	55.33%	11.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARM or VRT?

Vertiv received 34 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.07% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 62.24% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARM	Outperform Votes 55 67.07%	Underperform Votes 27 32.93%
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 89 62.24%	Underperform Votes 54 37.76%

Summary

Vertiv beats ARM on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.