nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) 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, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AME or NVT?

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
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.13	$1.38B	$6.11	30.15
nVent Electric	$3.01B	4.05	$331.80M	$3.50	21.13

Is AME or NVT 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
AMETEK	20.43%	16.75%	10.90%
nVent Electric	18.22%	13.54%	6.84%

Which has more risk & volatility, AME or NVT?

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

Is AME or NVT a better dividend stock?

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. nVent Electric pays out 22.9% 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. AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and nVent Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the media favor AME or NVT?

In the previous week, AMETEK had 2 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AMETEK and 12 mentions for nVent Electric. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat nVent Electric's score of 1.12 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
nVent Electric	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AME or NVT?

AMETEK presently has a consensus price target of $197.89, indicating a potential upside of 7.44%. nVent Electric has a consensus price target of $70.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.44%. Given AMETEK's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AME or NVT?

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

Summary

AMETEK beats nVent Electric on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.