TAYD
Taylor Devices, Inc.
TAYD's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over TAYD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TAYD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TAYD's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue is weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TAYD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $25.01 | -57% |
| Fair | 16x | $33.29 | -43% |
| Forward | 16x | $58.72 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $53.62 | -8.7% |
| Current | 29x | $58.72 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TAYD's PE is in its expensive range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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 TAYD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TAYD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TAYD, 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.
TAYD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.69 | +79% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.06 | -24% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.62 | -8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.17 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.02 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.72 | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.87 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.51 | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.69 | +27% |
TAYD earned $2.06 per share over the past year, down 24% from 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 has the edge over TAYD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TAYD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | $9M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.2M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.6M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.9M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.6M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.6M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.5M | -17% |
TAYD's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $7M last quarter, down 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | -18 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -8.8 points |
TAYD's operating margin was 0.5% last quarter, down 22 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 TAYD 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 TAYD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TAYD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.5M | +2426% |
| Q2 2026 | -$233.3K | -147% |
| Q1 2026 | $381.7K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$5.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $298.6K | +$4.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $491.3K | -92% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.8M | +$9.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$620.5K | -115% |
TAYD generated $12M in free cash flow over the past year, up 35% 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 TAYD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TAYD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +2.4K shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +81.3K shares |
| 3 years | -8.3% | -293K shares |
| 5 years | -7.7% | -269K shares |
| Available history | -7.2% | -251K shares |
TAYD has 3M diluted shares, up 2.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
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 TAYD 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 |
TAYD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
TAYD 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.
TAYD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.3 | Neutral |
TAYD's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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).
TAYD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | TAYD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 24x | 18% above |
| PE % | 85 | 58 | 27 pts above |
TAYD 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.
TAYD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $57.3 | 2.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 2.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.2 | 4% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.4 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.8 | 40% above |
TAYD 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.
TAYD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $10.0 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | $10.0 | $10.2 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $11.0 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $22.1 | +101% |
| 2024 | $22.1 | $42.1 | +90% |
| 2025 | $42.1 | $61.4 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $61.4 | $58.7 | -4.3% |
TAYD has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 4.3% so far in 2026.
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 TAYD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.