nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	4.31	$331.80M	$3.50	22.48
AMETEK	$6.94B	5.98	$1.38B	$6.11	29.44

Which has more risk & volatility, NVT or AME?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NVT or AME?

nVent Electric presently has a consensus price target of $81.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $197.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given AMETEK's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Does the media refer more to NVT or AME?

In the previous week, AMETEK had 5 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AMETEK and 17 mentions for nVent Electric. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat nVent Electric's score of 0.86 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMETEK	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NVT or AME?

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by company 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 more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.43% compared to nVent Electric's net margin of 18.22%. AMETEK's return on equity of 16.75% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nVent Electric	18.22%	13.54%	6.84%
AMETEK	20.43%	16.75%	10.90%

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 1.0%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. nVent Electric pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.3% 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 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.