Contrasting ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT)

ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI) and Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.0% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and Vertiv”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanTech AI Systems	$540,000.00	48.10	-$23.07 million	N/A	N/A
Vertiv	$8.01 billion	6.65	$495.80 million	$2.09	66.94

Vertiv has higher revenue and earnings than ScanTech AI Systems.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ScanTech AI Systems and Vertiv, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanTech AI Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vertiv	0	3	18	1	2.91

Vertiv has a consensus price target of $144.0556, indicating a potential upside of 2.97%. Given Vertiv’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vertiv is more favorable than ScanTech AI Systems.

Volatility & Risk

ScanTech AI Systems has a beta of -0.88, indicating that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertiv has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and Vertiv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScanTech AI Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vertiv	8.93%	51.64%	13.69%

Summary

Vertiv beats ScanTech AI Systems on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ScanTech AI Systems

Scantech AI Systems, Inc. engages in the innovation, emerging technology, and machine learning expertise. ScanTech specializes in developing advanced screening technology that provides the most accurate and fastest detection of prohibited materials. The company was founded on September 5, 2023 and is headquartered in Buford, GA.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It offers AC and DC power management products, switchgear and busbar products, thermal management products, integrated rack systems, modular solutions, and management systems for monitoring and controlling digital infrastructure that are integral to the technologies used for various services, including e-commerce, online banking, file sharing, video on-demand, energy storage, wireless communications, Internet of Things, and online gaming. The company also provides lifecycle management services, predictive analytics, and professional services for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing its products and their related systems; and preventative maintenance, acceptance testing, engineering and consulting, performance assessments, remote monitoring, training, spare parts, and digital critical infrastructure software services. It offers its products primarily under the Vertiv, Liebert, NetSure, Geist, E&I, Powerbar, and Avocent brands. The company serves cloud services, financial services, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, energy, education, government, social media, and retail industries through a network of direct sales professionals, independent sales representatives, channel partners, and original equipment manufacturers. Vertiv Holdings Co is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.