Avnet (AVT) Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Is AVT or ARW more profitable?

Arrow Electronics has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.51%. Arrow Electronics' return on equity of 10.71% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avnet	1.51%	8.46%	3.37%
Arrow Electronics	1.71%	10.71%	3.03%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVT or ARW?

95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVT or ARW?

Arrow Electronics received 421 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.47% of users gave Arrow Electronics an outperform vote while only 20.93% of users gave Avnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avnet	Outperform Votes 9 20.93%	Underperform Votes 34 79.07%
Arrow Electronics	Outperform Votes 430 68.47%	Underperform Votes 198 31.53%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVT or ARW?

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Avnet. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avnet	$23.03B	0.20	$498.70M	$3.82	13.89
Arrow Electronics	$33.11B	0.18	$903.51M	$8.96	12.85

Does the media favor AVT or ARW?

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 4 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 3 mentions for Avnet. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Arrow Electronics' score of 1.43 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Arrow Electronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AVT or ARW?

Avnet presently has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.61%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus target price of $124.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.87%. Given Arrow Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than Avnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Arrow Electronics	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AVT or ARW?

Avnet has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats Avnet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.