APT
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
APT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over APT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
APT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
APT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
APT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.7x | $6.25 | — |
| Cheap | 8.4x | $4.18 | -33% |
| Current | 13x | $6.25 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $7.26 | +16% |
| Expensive | 17x | $8.65 | +38% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APT's PE is in its cheap range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.7x next year's earnings.
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 APT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
APT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for APT, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over APT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
APT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +164% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.50 | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.40 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.34 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.33 | -5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.34 | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.33 | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.36 | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.35 | 0% |
APT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.50 over the past year, against $1.94 in late 2020.
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 APT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.6M | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.9M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.8M | +3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.7M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.8M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.8M | -9.5% |
APT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $17M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9% | -1.5 points |
APT's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 APT 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 APT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | -$105K | +$4M |
| Q4 2025 | $51K | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | +$3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.1M | -$2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $970K | -70% |
APT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $9M 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 APT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +24.1K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -113K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -3M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -2.8M shares |
APT has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $384,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $99,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $713,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $624,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $830,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $721,000 |
APT spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 64% from 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 |
APT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
APT has the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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 more cash than debt.
APT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.0 | Neutral |
APT's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
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).
APT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | APT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 24x | 48% below |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
APT 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.
APT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.53 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.34 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.12 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.99 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.95 | 26% above |
APT has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
APT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.51 | $12.3 | +249% |
| 2021 | $12.3 | $5.84 | -52% |
| 2022 | $5.84 | $4.01 | -31% |
| 2023 | $4.01 | $5.29 | +32% |
| 2024 | $5.29 | $5.25 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | $5.25 | $4.50 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.50 | $6.25 | +39% |
APT has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.