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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVT or USFD?

Avnet has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Foods has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% 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	$22.48B	0.18	$498.70M	$3.53	13.16
US Foods	$37.88B	0.38	$494M	$2.02	31.22

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVT or USFD?

US Foods received 441 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% 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 450 64.94%	Underperform Votes 243 35.06%

Does the media prefer AVT or USFD?

In the previous week, US Foods had 5 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for US Foods and 14 mentions for Avnet. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Avnet's score of 1.17 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
US Foods	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts recommend AVT or USFD?

Avnet currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.67%. US Foods has a consensus price target of $71.83, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. Given US Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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

Summary

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