ALG
Alamo Group Inc.
ALG trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ALG overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ALG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
ALG's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ALG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $140 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $111 | -21% |
| Fair | 20x | $125 | -11% |
| Current | 22x | $140 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $156 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALG's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over ALG in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect ALG's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ALG on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
ALG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.06 | +73% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.41 | -34% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.34 | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.36 | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.59 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.64 | -2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.82 | -7% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.60 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.63 | -15% |
ALG's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $6.41 over the past year, against $11.36 in late 2023.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over ALG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $403.1M | -4% |
| Q2 2026 | $450.7M | +7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $417.1M | +6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $373.7M | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $420M | +4.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $419.1M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $391M | -8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $385.3M | -7.7% |
ALG's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $403M last quarter, down 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8% | -8.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -2.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.9% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | -1.8 points |
ALG's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, down 8.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over ALG on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over ALG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.8M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.4M | +156% |
| Q1 2026 | -$28M | -442% |
| Q4 2025 | $69.9M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $53.1M | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.7M | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.2M | +$13.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $73.1M | +68% |
ALG still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $137M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over ALG on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -50K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -22K shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +76K shares |
| 5 years | +1.4% | +172K shares |
| Available history | +2.2% | +261K shares |
ALG has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $160,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $9.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $26,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $28,000 |
ALG spent $11M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ALG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
ALG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over ALG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
ALG's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ALG PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ALG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 24x | 8.8% below |
| PE % | 73 | 58 | 15 pts above |
ALG has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ALG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $149.0 | 5.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $159.1 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $168.5 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $180.3 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $182.7 | 23% below |
ALG is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 23% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over ALG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124.1 | $137.8 | +11% |
| 2021 | $137.8 | $143.9 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $143.9 | $141.5 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | $141.5 | $210.2 | +49% |
| 2024 | $210.2 | $185.4 | -12% |
| 2025 | $185.4 | $174.4 | -6% |
| 2026 YTD | $174.4 | $140.4 | -19% |
ALG has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 19% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over ALG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.