Vertiv (VRT) Competitors

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) 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 risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Is VRT or META more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.11% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 7.92%. Vertiv's return on equity of 56.01% beat Meta Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	7.92%	56.01%	13.30%
Meta Platforms	39.11%	38.69%	25.56%

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 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out 8.2% 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. Vertiv has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Meta Platforms is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, VRT or META?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VRT or META?

Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $126.69, suggesting a potential upside of 2.29%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $719.52, suggesting a potential upside of 0.57%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Meta Platforms	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	37 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has stronger valuation & 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	5.89	$495.80M	$1.72	72.01
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	10.94	$62.36B	$25.64	27.90

Does the media favor VRT or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 148 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 193 mentions for Meta Platforms and 45 mentions for Vertiv. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.20 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	35 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	160 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VRT or META?

89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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