RGR
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
RGR has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over RGR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
RGR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
RGR'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.
RGR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $8.97 | -82% |
| Fair | 17x | $17.19 | -65% |
| Expensive | 31x | $31.06 | -37% |
| Current | 49x | $49.46 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RGR's PE is in its expensive range at 49x.
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 RGR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RGR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RGR to show an outlook.
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.
RGR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.01 | +677% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.75 | +142% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.73 | -140% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.28 | -116% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.13 | -92% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.31 | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.83 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.77 | -35% |
RGR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.01 over the past year, against $8.78 in late 2021.
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 RGR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RGR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147.6M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $158.1M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.4M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $151.1M | +3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.8M | +3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $132.5M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $135.7M | -0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $145.8M | +12% |
RGR's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $148M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | -7.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | -23 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.8% | -0.1 points |
RGR's operating margin was 4% last quarter, up 6.8 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 has the edge over RGR 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 has the edge over RGR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RGR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.7M | -282% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.1M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $14M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.3M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | +168% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.1M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $10M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.4M | +32% |
RGR usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$13M, but it generated $28M 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 RGR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RGR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +25.2K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -70.2K shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -1.6M shares |
| 5 years | -8.3% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -1.5M shares |
RGR has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $9.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.1M |
| Q1 2024 | $3.2M |
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 |
RGR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -40.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
RGR 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.
RGR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 72.3 | Neutral |
RGR's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
RGR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RGR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 24x | 104% above |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
RGR is trading at 49x earnings, a 104% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT has the edge over RGR on valuation relative to its sector.
RGR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.4 | 9% above |
| 20 week MA | $41.0 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $39.3 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.2 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.9 | 15% above |
RGR 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.
RGR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.6 | $67.2 | +44% |
| 2021 | $67.2 | $66.4 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $66.4 | $51.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $51.6 | $45.5 | -12% |
| 2024 | $45.5 | $34.7 | -24% |
| 2025 | $34.7 | $32.3 | -6.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.3 | $49.5 | +53% |
RGR 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.