Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ARM or VRT?

ARM has a beta of 4.48, indicating that its share price is 348% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARM or VRT?

Vertiv received 27 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARM	Outperform Votes 72 69.23%	Underperform Votes 32 30.77%
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%

Does the media favor ARM or VRT?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 29 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Vertiv and 29 mentions for ARM. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat ARM's score of 0.47 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARM	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vertiv	29 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARM or VRT?

7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 analysts prefer ARM or VRT?

ARM currently has a consensus target price of $163.20, indicating a potential upside of 41.42%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $120.38, indicating a potential upside of 29.99%. Given ARM's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ARM is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$3.69B	32.73	$306M	$0.76	151.84
Vertiv	$8.41B	4.19	$495.80M	$1.72	53.84

Summary

Vertiv beats ARM on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.