SIF
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
SIF trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over SIF overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SIF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
SIF's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SIF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.5x | $2.25 | -87% |
| Fair | 7.1x | $4.57 | -73% |
| Expensive | 26x | $16.68 | -0.8% |
| Current | 26x | $16.81 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SIF's PE is in its expensive range at 26x.
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 SIF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SIF Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SIF 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.
SIF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.64 | +$0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.21 | +$1.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.55 | +$1.26 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.78 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.13 | +$1.21 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.68 | +$0.78 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.71 | +$0.89 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.90 | +$0.57 |
SIF has returned to profit: it earned $0.64 per share over the past year, after losing money 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'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.
SIF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $26.1M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.4M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.8M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.1M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $19M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.9M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $21.7M | -12% |
SIF's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $26M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.7% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.1% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.2% | +4.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | -14% | -4.1 points |
SIF's operating margin was 1.1% last quarter, down 14 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 SIF 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 SIF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SIF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.1M | -792% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | -212% |
| Q4 2025 | $8M | +$11.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $566K | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $310K | +$658K |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +$6.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.9M | -$1.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $2.4M | +563% |
SIF has burned cash in most quarters: $3M over the past year, up 133% 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 SIF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SIF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -55K shares |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -7K shares |
| 3 years | +3.2% | +191K shares |
| 5 years | +2.1% | +125K shares |
| Available history | +10% | +565K shares |
SIF has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q3 2019 | — |
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 |
SIF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 11.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 112.5x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 31.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 118.2x | High |
SIF's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 11 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 SIF on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SIF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.2 | Oversold |
SIF's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (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).
SIF PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SIF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 9.3% above |
| PE % | 84 | 58 | 26 pts above |
SIF 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.
SIF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.5 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $22.0 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $16.7 | 0.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.6 | 58% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.99 | 140% above |
SIF 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.
SIF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.98 | $5.30 | +33% |
| 2021 | $5.30 | $6.00 | +13% |
| 2022 | $6.00 | $2.40 | -60% |
| 2023 | $2.40 | $4.54 | +89% |
| 2024 | $4.54 | $3.65 | -20% |
| 2025 | $3.65 | $5.43 | +49% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.43 | $16.8 | +210% |
SIF 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.