HUBG
Hub Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score HUBG 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.
HUBG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
HUBG's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
HUBG PE Valuation
HUBG has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
HUBG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect HUBG's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over HUBG on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
HUBG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.72 | -38% |
| Q1 2021 | $1.16 | -20% |
| Q4 2020 | $1.10 | -31% |
| Q3 2020 | $1.19 | -38% |
| Q2 2020 | $1.21 | -63% |
| Q1 2020 | $1.45 | -54% |
| Q4 2019 | $1.60 | -47% |
VRT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 20% for HUBG 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.
HUBG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $934.5M | -5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $905.6M | -8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $915.2M | -8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $973.5M | -1.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $986.9M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2024 | $986.5M | -5.2% |
| Q1 2024 | $999.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2023 | $985M | -23% |
VRT has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 5.3% for HUBG versus up 61% for VRT.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 3.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2024 | 4% | -2 points |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2023 | 3% | -5.1 points |
HUBG's operating margin was 4.2% last quarter, up 1 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'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.
HUBG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $19.4M | -38% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $50.8M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | -$7M | -111% |
| Q3 2024 | $31.4M | -49% |
| Q2 2024 | $56.2M | -40% |
| Q1 2024 | $63M | +0.7% |
| Q4 2023 | $65.1M | +41% |
VRT has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 337% versus its history, compared with HUBG at down 32%.
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.
HUBG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -108K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +126K shares |
HUBG has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $13.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $35.3M |
| Q2 2024 | $7.2M |
| Q1 2024 | $25.8M |
| Q4 2023 | $26.4M |
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 |
HUBG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.4x | Very low |
HUBG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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.
HUBG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.3 | Oversold |
HUBG's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (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).
HUBG PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HUBG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HUBG has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
HUBG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.7 | 8.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.3 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $39.7 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.4 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $40.4 | 40% below |
HUBG is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% 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 HUBG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HUBG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.8 | $28.3 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | $28.3 | $40.3 | +42% |
| 2022 | $40.3 | $41.1 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $41.1 | $46.0 | +12% |
| 2024 | $46.0 | $44.2 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | $44.2 | $44.0 | -0.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $44.0 | $24.4 | -44% |
HUBG is down 44% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
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 HUBG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.