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VRT vs. NXPI, LHX, NOK, ERIC, GFS, ASX, STM, HUBB, UI, and FLEX

Should you be buying Vertiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertiv include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), GlobalFoundries (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), STMicroelectronics (STM), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and Flex (FLEX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Vertiv vs.

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

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Vertiv. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.61$2.80B$9.7323.52
Vertiv$6.86B6.02$460.20M$1.5073.44

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Vertiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertiv pays out 6.7% 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.

NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus target price of $264.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.68%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $138.57, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Vertiv
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, Vertiv had 32 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Vertiv and 29 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Vertiv's score of 0.75 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Vertiv
25 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 7.72%. Vertiv's return on equity of 55.33% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors19.90% 31.45% 12.56%
Vertiv 7.72%55.33%11.48%

NXP Semiconductors received 1025 more outperform votes than Vertiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.47% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NXP SemiconductorsOutperform Votes
1116
73.47%
Underperform Votes
403
26.53%
VertivOutperform Votes
91
61.07%
Underperform Votes
58
38.93%

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Vertiv on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VRT vs. The Competition

MetricVertivElectronic components IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$41.35B$3.89B$26.92B$20.41B
Dividend Yield0.08%1.11%2.77%3.68%
P/E Ratio73.4424.6741.6045.15
Price / Sales6.028.252,688.0218.05
Price / Cash47.3927.6836.8420.34
Price / Book20.867.477.995.72
Net Income$460.20M-$43.69M$670.02M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-1.06%0.97%1.14%1.32%
1 Month Performance-18.96%-6.63%3.29%1.71%
1 Year Performance74.95%14.12%20.71%16.15%

Vertiv Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRT
Vertiv
4.8133 of 5 stars
$110.16
+2.0%
$138.57
+25.8%
+74.9%$40.56B$8.01B86.0627,000Earnings Report
Gap Up
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.823 of 5 stars
$224.14
+2.1%
$264.45
+18.0%
-1.4%$56.97B$12.61B23.0434,200Analyst Forecast
Positive News
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.9338 of 5 stars
$198.02
-1.0%
$262.67
+32.6%
-7.8%$37.56B$21.33B25.1650,000
NOK
Nokia Oyj
3.1508 of 5 stars
$4.99
-0.1%
$5.86
+17.6%
+40.1%$27.18B$20.80B19.9486,689
ERIC
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
1.219 of 5 stars
$7.87
-0.5%
$6.70
-14.9%
+48.7%$26.23B$23.45B-787,000.0099,952Short Interest ↑
GFS
GlobalFoundries
1.6801 of 5 stars
$43.16
+0.8%
$49.64
+15.0%
-13.8%$23.81B$6.75B32.2112,000Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
ASX
ASE Technology
4.4011 of 5 stars
$10.85
+0.3%
N/A+14.8%$23.81B$18.69B24.1092,894Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
STM
STMicroelectronics
4.697 of 5 stars
$24.46
+2.3%
$31.26
+27.8%
-46.0%$22.09B$13.27B14.7351,323Positive News
Gap Up
HUBB
Hubbell
3.9226 of 5 stars
$389.93
-0.8%
$471.50
+20.9%
+10.1%$20.93B$5.63B27.1518,317Analyst Upgrade
Buyback Announcement
UI
Ubiquiti
1.5229 of 5 stars
$342.28
-0.3%
$331.00
-3.3%
+166.3%$20.70B$1.93B52.981,515Earnings Report
FLEX
Flex
3.2447 of 5 stars
$42.51
+0.3%
$44.33
+4.3%
+50.6%$16.29B$26.42B17.14148,000

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This page (NYSE:VRT) was last updated on 2/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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