Verra Mobility (VRRM) Competitors

Encore Wire (NASDAQ:WIRE) and Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, WIRE or VRRM?

Encore Wire has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WIRE or VRRM?

In the previous week, Encore Wire had 3 more articles in the media than Verra Mobility. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Encore Wire and 6 mentions for Verra Mobility. Verra Mobility's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Encore Wire's score of 0.31 indicating that Encore Wire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Encore Wire	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Verra Mobility	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, WIRE or VRRM?

Encore Wire has higher revenue and earnings than Verra Mobility. Encore Wire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, 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
Encore Wire	$2.54B	1.75	$372.40M	$18.85	14.90
Verra Mobility	$817.31M	5.47	$57.01M	$0.50	53.82

Is WIRE or VRRM more profitable?

Encore Wire has a net margin of 12.45% compared to Encore Wire's net margin of 9.77%. Encore Wire's return on equity of 37.87% beat Verra Mobility's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Encore Wire	12.45%	17.77%	15.81%
Verra Mobility	9.77%	37.87%	9.12%

Do analysts prefer WIRE or VRRM?

Encore Wire currently has a consensus price target of $273.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Verra Mobility has a consensus price target of $22.33, suggesting a potential downside of 17.01%. Given Verra Mobility's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Encore Wire is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Encore Wire	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WIRE or VRRM?

99.8% of Encore Wire shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Encore Wire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WIRE or VRRM?

Encore Wire received 205 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.54% of users gave Encore Wire an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Encore Wire	Outperform Votes 271 57.54%	Underperform Votes 200 42.46%
Verra Mobility	Outperform Votes 66 50.38%	Underperform Votes 65 49.62%

Summary

Encore Wire beats Verra Mobility on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.