Avnet (AVT) Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and US Foods (NYSE:USFD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to AVT or USFD?

In the previous week, US Foods had 17 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for US Foods and 13 mentions for Avnet. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Avnet's score of 0.01 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
US Foods	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AVT or USFD?

Avnet has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Foods has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVT or USFD?

Avnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than US Foods. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, 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	$23.76B	0.19	$498.70M	$3.53	14.88
US Foods	$37.88B	0.44	$494M	$2.02	35.48

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVT or USFD?

95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of US Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of US Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVT or USFD?

US Foods received 438 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave US Foods an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Avnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avnet	Outperform Votes 9 20.00%	Underperform Votes 36 80.00%
US Foods	Outperform Votes 447 64.78%	Underperform Votes 243 35.22%

Do analysts rate AVT or USFD?

Avnet currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.78%. US Foods has a consensus target price of $70.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.85%. Given US Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe US Foods 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
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AVT or USFD more profitable?

Avnet has a net margin of 1.41% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.30%. US Foods' return on equity of 15.03% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avnet	1.41%	7.49%	3.02%
US Foods	1.30%	15.03%	5.28%

Summary

US Foods beats Avnet on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.