Ferguson (FERG) Competitors $178.17 +3.41 (+1.95%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends FERG vs. TEL, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, REZI, and GMSShould 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), Resideo Technologies (REZI), and GMS (GMS). 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 Resideo Technologies GMS TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend TEL or FERG? TE Connectivity currently has a consensus price target of $159.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Ferguson has a consensus price target of $230.44, indicating a potential upside of 29.34%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than TE Connectivity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TE Connectivity 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TEL or FERG? TE Connectivity received 591 more outperform votes than Ferguson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTE ConnectivityOutperform Votes65169.70% Underperform Votes28330.30% FergusonOutperform Votes6046.15% Underperform Votes7053.85% Which has more volatility & risk, TEL or FERG? TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TEL or FERG a better dividend stock? TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. TE Connectivity pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 39.9% 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. Is TEL or FERG more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.85% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TE Connectivity20.15% 18.48% 10.20% Ferguson 5.68%34.85%11.84% Does the media prefer TEL or FERG? In the previous week, Ferguson had 11 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ferguson and 15 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ferguson's score of 0.24 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TE Connectivity 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ferguson 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TEL or FERG? 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TEL or FERG? TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ferguson. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTE Connectivity$15.85B2.71$3.19B$10.2713.99Ferguson$29.70B1.20$1.74B$8.3321.39 SummaryTE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Diversified Trading InstituteCombine the QQQ, IWM and SPY in one tradeIf you’ve been investing in the major indexes for the last 20 years, you may need a new strategy. Because the Dow Jones has returned just 349%... The Russell 2000 has returned just 397%... And the S&P 500 has returned just 450%. And although I can’t guarantee results or against losses… I want to tell you about my “2-Click Trade” that has encapsulated more than the return of ALL THREE OF THOSE INDEXES COMBINED… Plus, it targets multiple overnight payouts in a month with 84.3% accuracy! While I cannot promise future returns or against losses…You can find out about this “2-Click Trade” here. 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 IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$35.62B$19.20B$9.22B$9.08BDividend Yield1.69%1.94%2.08%4.21%P/E Ratio21.3920.0321.0817.15Price / Sales1.202.244.86116.80Price / Cash16.4129.4819.2637.88Price / Book6.417.254.244.78Net Income$1.74B$703.77M$398.18M$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.97%-1.99%-4.64%-1.21%1 Month Performance-13.70%-5.04%-1.86%3.09%1 Year Performance-6.23%6.87%15.47%16.48% Ferguson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FERGFerguson4.5021 of 5 stars$178.17+2.0%$230.44+29.3%-4.7%$35.62B$29.70B21.3935,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTELTE Connectivity4.4844 of 5 stars$150.70+0.4%$159.36+5.7%+3.7%$45.08B$15.85B14.6787,000Analyst UpgradeWSO.BWatscoN/A$535.00flatN/A+26.7%$21.60B$7.47B41.347,280News CoverageUSFDUS Foods4.0576 of 5 stars$69.45-0.1%$72.09+3.8%+52.2%$16.18B$35.60B29.8130,000Analyst ForecastPFGCPerformance Food Group4.8348 of 5 stars$88.92+0.3%$94.27+6.0%+23.6%$13.85B$58.76B32.7137,000Analyst ForecastCNMCore & Main3.2752 of 5 stars$52.68+0.9%$58.10+10.3%+27.9%$10.60B$7.18B24.515,000Positive NewsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.4083 of 5 stars$141.79+0.4%$156.44+10.3%-16.9%$6.40B$4.30B45.918,230Positive NewsINGMIngram MicroN/A$21.28+0.9%$27.86+30.9%N/A$5.00B$47.66B0.0024,150AVTAvnet4.4634 of 5 stars$54.17+0.0%$48.50-10.5%+7.7%$4.71B$23.03B14.1815,462REZIResideo Technologies3.8391 of 5 stars$26.49+1.1%$25.00-5.6%+33.0%$3.89B$6.24B23.5914,000Positive NewsGMSGMS3.8595 of 5 stars$91.18+0.2%$95.43+4.7%+5.4%$3.54B$5.59B16.737,624 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 Resideo Technologies Competitors GMS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FERG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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