Ferguson (FERG) Competitors $165.65 -0.88 (-0.53%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$163.10 -2.56 (-1.54%) As of 05:31 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock FERG vs. TEL, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, GMS, and REZIShould you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include TE Connectivity (TEL), Watsco (WSO.B), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), and Resideo Technologies (REZI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Ferguson vs. TE Connectivity Watsco US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer FERG or TEL? Ferguson currently has a consensus target price of $199.38, indicating a potential upside of 20.36%. TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $159.20, indicating a potential upside of 23.03%. Given TE Connectivity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Ferguson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FERG or TEL? 82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or TEL? TE Connectivity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ferguson. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFerguson$29.90B1.11$1.74B$8.1320.38TE Connectivity$15.85B2.44$3.19B$6.2620.67 Is FERG or TEL a better dividend stock? Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ferguson pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity pays out 45.4% 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. TE Connectivity has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. TE Connectivity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor FERG or TEL? In the previous week, Ferguson had 14 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ferguson and 32 mentions for TE Connectivity. Ferguson's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat TE Connectivity's score of 0.75 indicating that Ferguson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferguson 22 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TE Connectivity 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FERG or TEL? Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FERG or TEL more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 12.10% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ferguson5.68% 34.63% 11.73% TE Connectivity 12.10%18.82%10.31% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FERG or TEL? TE Connectivity received 588 more outperform votes than Ferguson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.51% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 47.97% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFergusonOutperform Votes7147.97% Underperform Votes7752.03% TE ConnectivityOutperform Votes65969.51% Underperform Votes28930.49% SummaryTE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ferguson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FERG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart FERG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFergusonHardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$33.12B$18.59B$6.59B$7.57BDividend Yield2.05%2.11%3.60%4.32%P/E Ratio19.8919.3821.3517.81Price / Sales1.112.1774.7494.61Price / Cash15.7129.1926.8834.64Price / Book5.966.473.564.00Net Income$1.74B$935.89M$796.19M$247.23M7 Day Performance11.89%5.31%4.61%7.26%1 Month Performance3.65%1.05%-3.97%-6.26%1 Year Performance-22.95%4.16%8.39%-0.18% Ferguson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FERGFerguson3.8668 of 5 stars$165.65-0.5%$199.38+20.4%-23.0%$33.12B$29.90B19.8935,000Analyst ForecastGap DownTELTE Connectivity4.6034 of 5 stars$123.65+1.4%$167.00+35.1%-8.9%$36.81B$15.85B19.7187,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WSO.BWatscoN/A$469.74-6.7%N/A+20.0%$18.98B$7.62B35.457,280USFDUS Foods4.655 of 5 stars$60.30-2.4%$71.09+17.9%+24.8%$13.86B$37.88B29.7829,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.397 of 5 stars$71.55-2.4%$95.73+33.8%+9.8%$11.17B$60.10B28.8335,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownCNMCore & Main2.4843 of 5 stars$45.26-1.9%$57.55+27.2%-10.2%$8.95B$7.44B21.244,100Positive NewsGap DownSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.9791 of 5 stars$109.39-1.8%$151.10+38.1%-31.4%$4.91B$4.54B40.597,000Gap DownINGMIngram MicroN/A$15.82+0.2%$26.64+68.5%N/A$3.70B$47.98B0.0024,150AVTAvnet3.8134 of 5 stars$42.00-0.6%$50.00+19.0%-1.4%$3.62B$22.48B11.8615,300Positive NewsGap DownGMSGMS3.8533 of 5 stars$69.26-4.0%$80.50+16.2%-24.0%$2.66B$5.59B12.725,480Short Interest ↓Gap DownREZIResideo Technologies4.4053 of 5 stars$15.69+0.4%$25.00+59.4%-23.9%$2.32B$6.76B24.8615,200Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TE Connectivity Competitors Watsco Competitors US Foods Competitors Performance Food Group Competitors Core & Main Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet Competitors GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FERG) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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