Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARM or VRT?

ARM has a beta of 4.39, suggesting that its stock price is 339% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARM or VRT?

Vertiv received 17 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.94% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 61.35% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARM	Outperform Votes 83 70.94%	Underperform Votes 34 29.06%
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 100 61.35%	Underperform Votes 63 38.65%

Does the media prefer ARM or VRT?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 5 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Vertiv and 36 mentions for ARM. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat ARM's score of 0.51 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARM	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	33 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARM or VRT more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 6.19%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARM or VRT?

7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ARM or VRT?

ARM currently has a consensus price target of $152.76, suggesting a potential upside of 17.10%. Vertiv has a consensus price target of $122.06, suggesting a potential upside of 17.84%. Given Vertiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than ARM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARM or VRT?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. Vertiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, 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
ARM	$4.01B	34.11	$306M	$0.75	173.93
Vertiv	$8.41B	4.69	$495.80M	$1.72	60.22

Summary

Vertiv beats ARM on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.