Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VRT or META?

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Vertiv. Meta Platforms 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
Vertiv	$9.09B	5.64	$495.80M	$2.09	64.22
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	11.47	$62.36B	$27.62	27.19

Do analysts rate VRT or META?

Vertiv currently has a consensus target price of $142.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.79%. Meta Platforms has a consensus target price of $822.41, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Which has more volatility & risk, VRT or META?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRT or META?

89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VRT or META more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.99% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 8.93%. Vertiv's return on equity of 51.64% beat Meta Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	8.93%	51.64%	13.69%
Meta Platforms	39.99%	39.33%	25.83%

Is VRT or META a better dividend stock?

Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vertiv pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out 7.6% 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 and Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer VRT or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 130 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 187 mentions for Meta Platforms and 57 mentions for Vertiv. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Vertiv's score of 1.12 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	38 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	143 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Vertiv on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.