PXS
Pyxis Tankers Inc.
PXS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PXS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PXS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PXS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, 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.
PXS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.6x | $1.32 | -77% |
| Fair | 2.4x | $1.92 | -66% |
| Forward | 3.7x | $5.65 | — |
| Current | 7x | $5.65 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $14.30 | +153% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PXS's PE is in its expensive range at 7.0x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 3.7x 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 PXS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PXS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PXS, with profitability improving.
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.
PXS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.52 | +88% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.76 | +18% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.73 | +7.1% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.54 | -6.3% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.57 | +237% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.34 | +$2.37 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.55 | +$3.42 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.71 | +$4.11 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.06 | +$2.40 |
VRT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 70% for PXS 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.
PXS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $10M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.5M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7M | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $12M | -9.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.8M | +24% |
PXS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $12M last quarter, up 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +46 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +19 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.5% | -54 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 34% | -2.5 points |
PXS 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 PXS 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.
PXS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.8M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.4M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3M | -62% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3M | +78% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1M | +$17.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1M | +$23.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.1M | +$7.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9M | +$23.4M |
PXS generated $15M in free cash flow over the past year, down 2.2% 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 PXS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PXS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -98.3K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -172K shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +40% | +2.9M shares |
| Available history | +94% | +5M shares |
PXS has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $74,849 |
| Q1 2026 | $586,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $204,363 |
| Q3 2025 | $2,004 |
| Q2 2025 | $10,417 |
| Q1 2025 | $270,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $436,000 |
PXS spent $867,216 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 66% 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 |
PXS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
PXS's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.4 years 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 PXS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PXS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.3 | Neutral |
PXS's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 40 (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).
PXS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PXS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7x | 24x | 71% below |
| PE % | 72 | 58 | 14 pts above |
PXS 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.
PXS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.91 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.93 | 4.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.68 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.89 | 45% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.20 | 35% above |
PXS 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.
PXS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.48 | $3.25 | -27% |
| 2021 | $3.25 | $2.15 | -34% |
| 2022 | $2.15 | $5.20 | +142% |
| 2023 | $5.20 | $4.17 | -20% |
| 2024 | $4.17 | $3.67 | -12% |
| 2025 | $3.67 | $2.95 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.95 | $5.65 | +92% |
PXS 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.