FERG vs. PLUS, MRC, TOT, ARW, GMS, SAG, JPEI, SNX, NAH, and ASH
Should you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include Plus500 (PLUS), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), Science Group (SAG), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (JPEI), Synectics (SNX), NAHL Group (NAH), and Ashley House plc (ASH.L) (ASH). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Ferguson vs. Its Competitors
Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and Ferguson (LON:FERG) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Ferguson had 20 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Plus500. Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.07 indicating that Plus500 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 236 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Plus500 pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Plus500 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Plus500. Plus500 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Plus500 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,782, indicating a potential downside of 16.96%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than Ferguson.
Plus500 has a net margin of 36.45% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.06% beat Ferguson's return on equity.
51.2% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Plus500 beats Ferguson on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:FERG) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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