Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Meta Platforms has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vertiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend VRT or META?

Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $149.84, indicating a potential downside of 11.83%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $830.68, indicating a potential upside of 13.30%. 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.98

Does the media favor VRT or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 78 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 136 mentions for Meta Platforms and 58 mentions for Vertiv. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.07 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	39 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	115 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$8.01B	8.10	$495.80M	$2.09	81.32
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	11.20	$62.36B	$27.62	26.54

Which has more volatility and risk, VRT or META?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Vertiv on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.