nVent Electric (NVT) Competitors

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, NVT or DT?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NVT or DT?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 45 more articles in the media than nVent Electric. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Dynatrace and 11 mentions for nVent Electric. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Dynatrace's score of 0.34 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nVent Electric	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynatrace	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend NVT or DT?

nVent Electric presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Dynatrace has a consensus target price of $61.54, suggesting a potential upside of 27.95%. Given Dynatrace's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NVT or DT?

Dynatrace received 46 more outperform votes than nVent Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 175 63.18%	Underperform Votes 102 36.82%
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 221 67.58%	Underperform Votes 106 32.42%

Is NVT or DT more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Dynatrace's net margin of 10.81%. nVent Electric's return on equity of 17.47% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nVent Electric	17.02%	17.47%	8.80%
Dynatrace	10.81%	9.89%	6.17%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NVT or DT?

nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Dynatrace. nVent Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, 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
nVent Electric	$3.40B	3.91	$567.10M	$3.43	23.33
Dynatrace	$1.43B	9.90	$107.96M	$0.52	92.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NVT or DT?

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of nVent Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Dynatrace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

nVent Electric beats Dynatrace on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.