DRS vs. VRT, LHX, ERIC, NOK, STM, UI, ASX, ON, HUBB, and GFS
Should you be buying Leonardo DRS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leonardo DRS include Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Ericsson (ERIC), Nokia (NOK), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), ON Semiconductor (ON), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Leonardo DRS vs. Its Competitors
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both large-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Vertiv has a net margin of 7.92% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 7.00%. Vertiv's return on equity of 56.01% beat Leonardo DRS's return on equity.
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.
Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vertiv pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leonardo DRS pays out 41.4% 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. Vertiv has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Vertiv has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Vertiv had 32 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Vertiv and 5 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Leonardo DRS's score of 0.89 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $131.69, indicating a potential upside of 2.51%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $44.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.23%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.
Summary
Vertiv beats Leonardo DRS on 19 of the 20 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
