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Leonardo DRS (DRS) Competitors

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$46.73 +0.29 (+0.62%)
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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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vertiv7.92% 56.01% 13.30%
Leonardo DRS 7.00%10.63%6.67%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vertiv$8.01B6.11$495.80M$1.7274.69
Leonardo DRS$3.23B3.84$213M$0.8753.71

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vertiv
21 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Leonardo DRS
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

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

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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DRS vs. The Competition

MetricLeonardo DRSAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$12.45B$17.23B$26.57B$9.00B
Dividend Yield0.76%0.80%1.00%4.04%
P/E Ratio53.80129.3281.7720.18
Price / Sales3.847.026.62125.05
Price / Cash36.6746.1435.4857.86
Price / Book4.837.138.195.59
Net Income$213M$266.64M$369.21M$248.60M
7 Day Performance3.13%1.43%1.67%5.18%
1 Month Performance4.92%5.25%3.98%7.11%
1 Year Performance80.08%75.71%53.41%21.73%

Leonardo DRS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DRS
Leonardo DRS
3.212 of 5 stars
$46.73
+0.6%
$44.29
-5.2%
+79.2%$12.45B$3.23B53.807,000
VRT
Vertiv
3.6701 of 5 stars
$128.48
+1.0%
$126.69
-1.4%
+36.8%$48.97B$8.01B74.7027,000Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.2103 of 5 stars
$251.26
+1.7%
$258.75
+3.0%
+13.8%$46.97B$21.33B29.8146,000Positive News
ERIC
Ericsson
1.9986 of 5 stars
$8.48
+0.5%
$9.80
+15.6%
+33.4%$28.39B$23.45B169.60105,500Upcoming Earnings
NOK
Nokia
2.309 of 5 stars
$5.19
+0.4%
$5.85
+12.7%
+32.2%$28.30B$20.80B34.6087,900Trending News
Options Volume
STM
STMicroelectronics
2.5272 of 5 stars
$30.47
+1.2%
$29.67
-2.6%
-23.3%$27.37B$13.27B25.8248,300
UI
Ubiquiti
1.2246 of 5 stars
$411.84
+2.3%
$343.50
-16.6%
+168.5%$24.91B$1.93B45.361,380Positive News
ASX
ASE Technology
3.5164 of 5 stars
$10.35
-2.3%
N/A-13.2%$22.85B$18.54B22.0297,800
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.2729 of 5 stars
$52.41
-1.0%
$56.08
+7.0%
-23.2%$21.90B$7.08B36.4031,100Trending News
Analyst Forecast
HUBB
Hubbell
4.0364 of 5 stars
$409.09
+0.6%
$459.25
+12.3%
+9.5%$21.83B$5.59B27.6816,300Positive News
GFS
GlobalFoundries
2.6614 of 5 stars
$38.20
-0.6%
$47.09
+23.3%
-22.1%$21.12B$6.75B-112.3514,600News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:DRS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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