RBC Bearings (ROLL) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is ROLL or GWW more profitable?

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 10.99% compared to RBC Bearings' net margin of 0.00%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 49.63% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
W.W. Grainger	10.99%	49.63%	21.63%

Do analysts rate ROLL or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has a consensus price target of $1,080.38, suggesting a potential upside of 13.87%. Given W.W. Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
W.W. Grainger	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROLL or GWW?

80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ROLL or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. W.W. Grainger 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
RBC Bearings	$1.14B	10.26	$59.60M	$2.06	196.44
W.W. Grainger	$17.17B	2.64	$1.91B	$39.41	24.07

Does the media favor ROLL or GWW?

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 39 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 0 mentions for RBC Bearings. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat RBC Bearings' score of 0.00 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	Neutral
W.W. Grainger	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ROLL or GWW?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

W.W. Grainger beats RBC Bearings on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.