Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

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

Is MPWR or VRT a better dividend stock?

Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 9.6% 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. Monolithic Power Systems has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Vertiv has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Monolithic Power Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor MPWR or VRT?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 35 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Vertiv and 12 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.68 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monolithic Power Systems	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vertiv	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MPWR or VRT?

Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus target price of $670.30, indicating a potential downside of 1.02%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $81.11, indicating a potential downside of 13.24%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Vertiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monolithic Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MPWR or VRT?

Monolithic Power Systems received 649 more outperform votes than Vertiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.11% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote while only 54.31% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monolithic Power Systems	Outperform Votes 712 75.11%	Underperform Votes 236 24.89%
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 63 54.31%	Underperform Votes 53 45.69%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MPWR or VRT?

93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Vertiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MPWR or VRT?

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems 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
Monolithic Power Systems	$1.82B	18.10	$427.37M	$8.76	77.31
Vertiv	$6.86B	5.20	$460.20M	$1.04	89.89

Which has more risk & volatility, MPWR or VRT?

Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MPWR or VRT more profitable?

Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 23.47% compared to Monolithic Power Systems' net margin of 5.79%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 42.43% beat Vertiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monolithic Power Systems	23.47%	22.66%	18.72%
Vertiv	5.79%	42.43%	10.08%

Summary

Monolithic Power Systems beats Vertiv on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.