Leonardo DRS (DRS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VRT or DRS?

89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by company 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 stronger valuation and earnings, VRT or DRS?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS 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
Vertiv	$8.41B	4.19	$495.80M	$1.72	53.84
Leonardo DRS	$3.23B	3.31	$168M	$0.79	50.92

Does the media refer more to VRT or DRS?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 38 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Vertiv and 18 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Vertiv's score of 0.96 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	29 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VRT or DRS?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRT or DRS a better dividend stock?

Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vertiv pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leonardo DRS pays out 45.6% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRT or DRS?

Vertiv received 78 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%
Leonardo DRS	Outperform Votes 21 77.78%	Underperform Votes 6 22.22%

Is VRT or DRS more profitable?

Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.59% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 6.19%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat Leonardo DRS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%
Leonardo DRS	6.59%	10.37%	6.54%

Do analysts prefer VRT or DRS?

Vertiv presently has a consensus target price of $120.38, indicating a potential upside of 29.99%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus target price of $35.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.17%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Vertiv beats Leonardo DRS on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.