Verra Mobility (VRRM) Competitors

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRRM or FELE?

Franklin Electric received 230 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.53% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verra Mobility	Outperform Votes 66 50.38%	Underperform Votes 65 49.62%
Franklin Electric	Outperform Votes 296 55.53%	Underperform Votes 237 44.47%

Is VRRM or FELE more profitable?

Verra Mobility has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 9.25%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 37.87% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verra Mobility	9.77%	37.87%	9.12%
Franklin Electric	9.25%	15.86%	10.75%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VRRM or FELE?

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VRRM or FELE?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Verra Mobility. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, 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	$817.31M	5.48	$57.01M	$0.50	53.78
Franklin Electric	$2.07B	2.21	$193.27M	$4.02	24.60

Which has more volatility and risk, VRRM or FELE?

Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VRRM or FELE?

Verra Mobility currently has a consensus price target of $22.33, indicating a potential downside of 17.01%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.51%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to VRRM or FELE?

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Verra Mobility and 4 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Verra Mobility's score of 1.18 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Electric	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Verra Mobility on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.