GASS
StealthGas Inc.
GASS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GASS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GASS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
GASS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GASS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.5x | $5.73 | -30% |
| Current | 5x | $8.14 | — |
| Fair | 5.2x | $8.40 | +3.2% |
| Forward | 5.7x | $8.14 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $19.13 | +135% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GASS's PE is in its fair range at 5.0x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 5.7x 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 GASS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GASS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GASS's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over GASS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
GASS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.44 | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.63 | -4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.73 | -7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.69 | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.74 | -4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.71 | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.87 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.97 | +44% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.82 | +38% |
GASS earned $1.63 per share over the past year, down 4.7% from the year before.
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 GASS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GASS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $42.9M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.8M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $39.4M | -9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $42M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $43.5M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $40.4M | +17% |
GASS's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $43M last quarter, down 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 32% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 42% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +4.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 30% | -3.5 points |
GASS 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 GASS 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.
GASS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $18M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.5M | +334% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.6M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.9M | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +$100.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | -78% |
| Q3 2024 | $22M | +79% |
GASS generated $71M in free cash flow over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
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 GASS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GASS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +389K shares |
| 1 year | +2.7% | +977K shares |
| 3 years | -3.3% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | -2.7% | -1M shares |
| Available history | -7.4% | -2.9M shares |
GASS has 37M diluted shares, up 2.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $727,369 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GASS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 GASS 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 |
GASS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
GASS 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.
GASS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.6 | Oversold |
GASS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
GASS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GASS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5x | 24x | 79% below |
| PE % | 45 | 58 | 13 pts below |
GASS 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.
GASS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.55 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.86 | 8.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.72 | 6.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.45 | 9.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.41 | 27% above |
GASS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 27% 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.
GASS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.58 | $2.39 | -33% |
| 2021 | $2.39 | $2.26 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | $2.26 | $2.72 | +20% |
| 2023 | $2.72 | $6.46 | +138% |
| 2024 | $6.46 | $5.06 | -22% |
| 2025 | $5.06 | $7.01 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.01 | $8.14 | +16% |
GASS has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 16% 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 GASS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.