Verra Mobility (VRRM) Competitors

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Terex (NYSE:TEX) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate VRRM or TEX?

Verra Mobility presently has a consensus price target of $22.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.60%. Terex has a consensus price target of $65.08, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Terex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Terex is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Terex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VRRM or TEX?

92.9% of Terex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Terex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRRM or TEX?

Terex received 532 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.11% of users gave Terex an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verra Mobility	Outperform Votes 66 50.38%	Underperform Votes 65 49.62%
Terex	Outperform Votes 598 58.11%	Underperform Votes 431 41.89%

Does the media refer more to VRRM or TEX?

In the previous week, Terex had 18 more articles in the media than Verra Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Terex and 7 mentions for Verra Mobility. Terex's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Verra Mobility's score of 0.68 indicating that Terex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Terex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VRRM or TEX more profitable?

Terex has a net margin of 10.06% compared to Verra Mobility's net margin of 6.98%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 41.86% beat Terex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verra Mobility	6.98%	41.86%	8.93%
Terex	10.06%	32.89%	14.08%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VRRM or TEX?

Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Verra Mobility. Terex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, 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
Verra Mobility	$817.31M	4.92	$57.01M	$0.36	67.31
Terex	$5.15B	0.78	$518M	$7.59	7.85

Which has more risk and volatility, VRRM or TEX?

Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Terex beats Verra Mobility on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.