NVT vs. PNR, KAI, JBT, MCHP, SNOW, SMCI, TTD, TEL, DASH, and FTNT
Should you be buying nVent Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nVent Electric include Pentair (PNR), Kadant (KAI), John Bean Technologies (JBT), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Snowflake (SNOW), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Trade Desk (TTD), TE Connectivity (TEL), DoorDash (DASH), and Fortinet (FTNT).
nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Pentair (NYSE:PNR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking.
nVent Electric has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pentair has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Pentair received 451 more outperform votes than nVent Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.18% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote while only 56.50% of users gave Pentair an outperform vote.
nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Pentair pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. nVent Electric pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pentair pays out 24.5% 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.
nVent Electric has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Pentair's net margin of 15.30%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.16% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.
90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Pentair shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Pentair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Pentair had 1 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pentair and 6 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Pentair's score of 1.21 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Pentair has higher revenue and earnings than nVent Electric. Pentair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
nVent Electric currently has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.91%. Pentair has a consensus price target of $89.93, indicating a potential upside of 10.51%. Given Pentair's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pentair is more favorable than nVent Electric.
Summary
Pentair beats nVent Electric on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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