UI vs. VRT, NXPI, LHX, ALAB, ERIC, CLS, STM, HUBB, NOK, and ASX
Should you be buying Ubiquiti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ubiquiti include Vertiv (VRT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Astera Labs (ALAB), Ericsson (ERIC), Celestica (CLS), STMicroelectronics (STM), Hubbell (HUBB), Nokia (NOK), and ASE Technology (ASX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Ubiquiti vs. Its Competitors
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ubiquiti pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vertiv pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ubiquiti pays out 26.4% 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.
89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ubiquiti shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 93.1% of Ubiquiti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Vertiv had 29 more articles in the media than Ubiquiti. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Vertiv and 6 mentions for Ubiquiti. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Ubiquiti's score of 0.62 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vertiv has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ubiquiti has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vertiv currently has a consensus target price of $144.06, indicating a potential upside of 0.16%. Ubiquiti has a consensus target price of $343.50, indicating a potential downside of 27.83%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Ubiquiti.
Ubiquiti has a net margin of 23.65% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 8.93%. Ubiquiti's return on equity of 217.49% beat Vertiv's return on equity.
Summary
Vertiv beats Ubiquiti on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:UI) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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