Nokia (NOK) Competitors

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NOK or VRT?

Nokia has higher revenue and earnings than Vertiv. Nokia 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
Nokia	$19.25B	1.18	$1.38B	$0.20	21.05
Vertiv	$8.01B	6.33	$495.80M	$2.09	63.57

Is NOK or VRT more profitable?

Vertiv has a net margin of 8.93% compared to Nokia's net margin of 5.30%. Vertiv's return on equity of 51.64% beat Nokia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nokia	5.30%	8.36%	4.49%
Vertiv	8.93%	51.64%	13.69%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOK or VRT?

5.3% of Nokia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NOK or VRT a better dividend stock?

Nokia pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Nokia pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 7.2% 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. Vertiv has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer NOK or VRT?

Nokia currently has a consensus target price of $5.78, suggesting a potential upside of 37.17%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $144.06, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Given Nokia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nokia is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nokia	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Does the media favor NOK or VRT?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 32 more articles in the media than Nokia. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Vertiv and 14 mentions for Nokia. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Nokia's score of 0.57 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nokia	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	39 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, NOK or VRT?

Nokia has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vertiv beats Nokia on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.