ESP
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.
ESP trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ESP overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ESP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
ESP's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ESP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $46.70 | -2.5% |
| Current | 12x | $47.90 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $47.90 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $65.75 | +37% |
| Expensive | 33x | $127 | +165% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESP has the edge over VRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
ESP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ESP's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ESP on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
ESP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.61 | -7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.79 | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.43 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.15 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.68 | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.45 | +31% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.46 | +52% |
ESP's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $3.89 over the past year, up 30% from the year before, and higher year over year for 18 quarters in a row.
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 ESP on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ESP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.5M | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.4M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.1M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.1M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.3M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6M | +32% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.4M | +22% |
ESP's revenue is growing: $13M last quarter, up 40% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +10 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +9.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -5.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 16% | +2.2 points |
ESP 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 has the edge over ESP 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'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.
ESP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$914.5K | -200% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2M | -70% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.1M | -192% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | +511% |
| Q2 2025 | $915.3K | -65% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.5M | +2667% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.5M | +116% |
| Q3 2024 | $724.8K | +88% |
ESP usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$914,460, but it generated $3M 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 ESP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ESP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -14.5K shares |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +175K shares |
| 3 years | +16% | +400K shares |
| 5 years | +19% | +465K shares |
| Available history | +20% | +475K shares |
ESP has 3M diluted shares, up 6.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $39,658 |
| Q3 2019 | $8,291 |
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 ESP 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 |
ESP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
ESP 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.
ESP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
ESP's weekly RSI is 36 (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).
ESP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ESP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 24x | 49% below |
| PE % | 20 | 58 | 38 pts below |
ESP 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.
ESP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.5 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $59.4 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $57.8 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $47.2 | 1.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.1 | 40% above |
ESP has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 40% above 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 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.
ESP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.5 | $19.7 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | $19.7 | $13.1 | -34% |
| 2022 | $13.1 | $14.0 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | $14.0 | $18.7 | +33% |
| 2024 | $18.7 | $30.8 | +65% |
| 2025 | $30.8 | $45.4 | +47% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.4 | $47.9 | +5.6% |
ESP has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 5.6% 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 ESP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.