ASC
Ardmore Shipping Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score ASC yet.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 39x earnings, about half its usual 72x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ASC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
ASC's profitability and balance sheet are currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ASC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.2x | $8.62 | -55% |
| Forward | 4.5x | $19.02 | — |
| Fair | 6.5x | $17.32 | -8.9% |
| Current | 7.1x | $19.02 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $31.27 | +64% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ASC's PE is 7.1x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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 ASC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ASC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ASC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
ASC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.23 | +58% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.67 | +242% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.32 | -42% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.88 | -71% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.78 | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.03 | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.28 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.06 | +13% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.55 | +0.9% |
ASC has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 159% for ASC versus VRT up 102%.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
ASC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $203.9M | +151% |
| Q1 2026 | $87.9M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $82.9M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.2M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $72M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $74M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $82M | -17% |
| Q3 2024 | $96.1M | +11% |
ASC has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 183% for ASC versus up 61% for VRT.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 38% | +24 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -9.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -38 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6% | -29 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -14 points |
| Q3 2024 | 25% | +0.8 points |
ASC has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
ASC Free Cash Flow
ASC and VRT do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
ASC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +144K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +312K shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -705K shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +7.5M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +7.9M shares |
ASC has 41M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
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 the edge over ASC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ASC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
ASC'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 ASC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ASC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.3 | Neutral |
ASC's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (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).
ASC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ASC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.1x | 24x | 70% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
ASC 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.
ASC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.1 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $18.0 | 5.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $16.0 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.5 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.5 | 31% above |
ASC 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.
ASC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.84 | $3.21 | -64% |
| 2021 | $3.21 | $3.51 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | $3.51 | $14.5 | +314% |
| 2023 | $14.5 | $14.1 | -3% |
| 2024 | $14.1 | $12.0 | -15% |
| 2025 | $12.0 | $10.8 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.8 | $19.0 | +76% |
ASC 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.