Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend META or VRT?

Meta Platforms currently has a consensus price target of $822.41, indicating a potential upside of 7.15%. Vertiv has a consensus price target of $144.06, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.98
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Does the media prefer META or VRT?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 171 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 225 mentions for Meta Platforms and 54 mentions for Vertiv. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Vertiv's score of 1.10 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	159 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is META or VRT a better dividend stock?

Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Meta Platforms pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 7.2% 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. Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Vertiv has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of META or VRT?

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

Is META or VRT 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
Meta Platforms	39.99%	39.33%	25.83%
Vertiv	8.93%	51.64%	13.69%

Which has more risk & volatility, META or VRT?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, META or VRT?

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
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	11.73	$62.36B	$27.62	27.79
Vertiv	$8.01B	6.65	$495.80M	$2.09	66.85

Summary

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