PC Connection (CNXN) Competitors

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Is NSIT or CNXN more profitable?

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.04% compared to Insight Enterprises' net margin of 2.26%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 18.50% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises	2.26%	18.50%	4.30%
PC Connection	3.04%	9.95%	6.93%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NSIT or CNXN?

Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. PC Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, 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
Insight Enterprises	$8.70B	0.51	$249.69M	$5.00	27.59
PC Connection	$2.80B	0.59	$87.10M	$3.30	19.78

Does the media favor NSIT or CNXN?

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises and Insight Enterprises both had 4 articles in the media. PC Connection's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Insight Enterprises' score of 0.75 indicating that PC Connection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Insight Enterprises	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PC Connection	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NSIT or CNXN?

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NSIT or CNXN?

Insight Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.47%. Given Insight Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Insight Enterprises is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insight Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
PC Connection	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NSIT or CNXN?

42.9% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.2% of PC Connection shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats PC Connection on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.