DRS vs. UI, ALAB, ERIC, CLS, COMS, NOK, STM, CRDO, ASX, and HUBB
Should you be buying Leonardo DRS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leonardo DRS include Ubiquiti (UI), Astera Labs (ALAB), Ericsson (ERIC), Celestica (CLS), COMSovereign (COMS), Nokia (NOK), STMicroelectronics (STM), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), ASE Technology (ASX), and Hubbell (HUBB). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Leonardo DRS vs. Its Competitors
Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) and Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) are both large-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Ubiquiti has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ubiquiti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ubiquiti pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Leonardo DRS pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ubiquiti pays out 27.2% 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.
Ubiquiti has a net margin of 27.66% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 7.31%. Ubiquiti's return on equity of 166.22% beat Leonardo DRS's return on equity.
18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ubiquiti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 93.1% of Ubiquiti shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ubiquiti has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Leonardo DRS currently has a consensus price target of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Ubiquiti has a consensus price target of $539.67, indicating a potential downside of 21.46%. Given Leonardo DRS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Leonardo DRS is more favorable than Ubiquiti.
In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 4 more articles in the media than Ubiquiti. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 7 mentions for Ubiquiti. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ubiquiti's score of 0.82 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Ubiquiti beats Leonardo DRS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:DRS) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
