Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX – Get Free Report) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Power Solutions International and Vertiv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Power Solutions International | 10.03% | 37.73% | 15.58% |
| Vertiv | 15.99% | 53.31% | 16.47% |
Risk and Volatility
Power Solutions International has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Power Solutions International and Vertiv, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Power Solutions International | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Vertiv | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2.80 |
Power Solutions International currently has a consensus target price of $99.95, indicating a potential upside of 118.57%. Vertiv has a consensus target price of $337.81, indicating a potential upside of 45.48%. Given Power Solutions International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Power Solutions International is more favorable than Vertiv.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.3% of Power Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Power Solutions International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Power Solutions International and Vertiv”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Power Solutions International | $722.41 million | 1.46 | $113.99 million | $2.95 | 15.50 |
| Vertiv | $10.23 billion | 8.74 | $1.33 billion | $5.35 | 43.40 |
Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than Power Solutions International. Power Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vertiv beats Power Solutions International on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Power Solutions International
Power Solutions International, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and trade of power systems and electrical power generation equipment. The firm provides integrated turnkey solutions to global original equipment manufacturers and end-user customers within the energy, industrial, and transportation end markets. The company was founded by Gary S. Winemaster, Kenneth J. Winemaster, and William Winemaster in February 1985 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, IL.
About Vertiv
Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It offers AC and DC power management products, switchgear and busbar products, thermal management products, integrated rack systems, modular solutions, and management systems for monitoring and controlling digital infrastructure that are integral to the technologies used for various services, including e-commerce, online banking, file sharing, video on-demand, energy storage, wireless communications, Internet of Things, and online gaming. The company also provides lifecycle management services, predictive analytics, and professional services for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing its products and their related systems; and preventative maintenance, acceptance testing, engineering and consulting, performance assessments, remote monitoring, training, spare parts, and digital critical infrastructure software services. It offers its products primarily under the Vertiv, Liebert, NetSure, Geist, E&I, Powerbar, and Avocent brands. The company serves cloud services, financial services, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, energy, education, government, social media, and retail industries through a network of direct sales professionals, independent sales representatives, channel partners, and original equipment manufacturers. Vertiv Holdings Co is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.
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