SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
SWBI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over SWBI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SWBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SWBI'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.
SWBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.3x | $2.38 | -85% |
| Fair | 17x | $9.35 | -40% |
| Current | 28x | $15.57 | — |
| Forward | 28x | $15.57 | — |
| Expensive | 36x | $19.91 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWBI's PE is in its expensive range at 28.3x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 27.8x.
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 SWBI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SWBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SWBI, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over SWBI on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
SWBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.56 | +1.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.55 | +104% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.41 | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.26 | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.22 | -72% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.27 | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | -65% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.65 | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.78 | +22% |
SWBI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.55 over the past year, against $5.39 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 SWBI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.6M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $178.4M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $135.7M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $124.7M | -3.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.1M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $140.8M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $115.9M | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $129.7M | +3.8% |
SWBI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $113M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6% | -4.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4% | +2.4 points |
SWBI's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, up 7.2 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 SWBI 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 SWBI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$20.8M | -$8.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $69.7M | +108% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.8M | +$33M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.3M | +$27M |
| Q3 2025 | -$12.4M | +$23.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.1M | -325% |
| Q4 2024 | -$10.7M | +$27.1M |
SWBI's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $82M 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 SWBI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +494K shares |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.5% | -690K shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -10.2M shares |
| Available history | -18% | -9.9M shares |
SWBI has 45M diluted shares, up 2.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $12.9M |
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 SWBI 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 |
SWBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
SWBI 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.
SWBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.3 | Neutral |
SWBI's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (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).
SWBI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SWBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 24x | 18% above |
| PE % | 71 | 58 | 13 pts above |
SWBI 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.
SWBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.2 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.2 | 9.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.6 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.5 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.5 | 24% above |
SWBI 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.
SWBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.08 | $18.0 | +154% |
| 2021 | $18.0 | $17.6 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $17.6 | $8.72 | -50% |
| 2023 | $8.72 | $13.6 | +56% |
| 2024 | $13.6 | $9.94 | -27% |
| 2025 | $9.94 | $9.99 | +0.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.99 | $15.6 | +56% |
SWBI 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.