Leonardo DRS (DRS) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DRS or VRT?

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
Leonardo DRS	$3.23B	3.91	$213M	$0.87	54.68
Vertiv	$8.01B	5.87	$495.80M	$1.72	71.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DRS or VRT?

18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vertiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DRS or VRT?

Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DRS or VRT?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 39 more articles in the media than Leonardo DRS. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Vertiv and 8 mentions for Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Vertiv's score of 0.97 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Leonardo DRS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	22 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DRS or VRT more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leonardo DRS	7.00%	10.63%	6.67%
Vertiv	7.92%	56.01%	13.30%

Do analysts rate DRS or VRT?

Leonardo DRS currently has a consensus price target of $45.86, suggesting a potential downside of 3.60%. Vertiv has a consensus price target of $134.24, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Is DRS or VRT a better dividend stock?

Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Leonardo DRS pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 8.7% 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.

Summary

Vertiv beats Leonardo DRS on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.