nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer NVT or AME?

nVent Electric currently has a consensus price target of $95.43, suggesting a potential downside of 3.53%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $207.42, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Given AMETEK's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AMETEK	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media favor NVT or AME?

In the previous week, AMETEK had 17 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AMETEK and 10 mentions for nVent Electric. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat nVent Electric's score of 1.02 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nVent Electric	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMETEK	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, NVT or AME?

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than nVent Electric. nVent Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, 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
nVent Electric	$3.01B	5.30	$331.80M	$3.51	28.18
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.10	$1.38B	$6.21	29.51

Is NVT or AME more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.60% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 17.72%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.53% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nVent Electric	17.72%	13.36%	6.73%
AMETEK	20.60%	16.53%	10.98%

Which has more volatility & risk, NVT or AME?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NVT or AME?

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NVT or AME a better dividend stock?

nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. nVent Electric pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.0% 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. nVent Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Summary

AMETEK beats nVent Electric on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.