NVT vs. JKHY, FLEX, LOGI, AZPN, BRKR, JNPR, QRVO, MANH, ALAB, and TWLO
Should you be buying nVent Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nVent Electric include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Flex (FLEX), Logitech International (LOGI), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Bruker (BRKR), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Qorvo (QRVO), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Astera Labs (ALAB), and Twilio (TWLO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, nVent Electric had 10 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for nVent Electric and 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 0.57 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.26% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 17.02%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 22.67% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.
nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. nVent Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
nVent Electric has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
nVent Electric presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $174.42, indicating a potential upside of 5.29%. Given nVent Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe nVent Electric is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
Jack Henry & Associates received 119 more outperform votes than nVent Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.18% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.
nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. nVent Electric pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 43.1% 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.
90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
nVent Electric beats Jack Henry & Associates on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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