RBC Bearings (ROLL) Competitors

Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FERG or ROLL?

Ferguson received 71 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.97% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 71 47.97%	Underperform Votes 77 52.03%
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 119 100.00%

Is FERG or ROLL more profitable?

Ferguson has a net margin of 5.68% compared to RBC Bearings' net margin of 0.00%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	5.68%	34.63%	11.73%
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, FERG or ROLL?

Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FERG or ROLL?

82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FERG or ROLL?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 38 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Ferguson and 2 mentions for RBC Bearings. Ferguson's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat RBC Bearings' score of -0.13 indicating that Ferguson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBC Bearings	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or ROLL?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBC Bearings, 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
Ferguson	$29.90B	1.10	$1.74B	$8.13	20.21
RBC Bearings	$1.14B	8.16	$59.60M	$2.06	156.16

Do analysts prefer FERG or ROLL?

Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $199.38, suggesting a potential upside of 21.37%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferguson is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

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)	2.67
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Ferguson beats RBC Bearings on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.