Core & Main (CNM) Competitors

Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FERG or CNM?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Core & Main. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core & Main, 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	$29.64B	1.20	$1.74B	$8.33	21.31
Core & Main	$6.70B	1.64	$371M	$2.13	25.92

Do analysts rate FERG or CNM?

Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $220.10, suggesting a potential upside of 24.00%. Core & Main has a consensus price target of $57.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than Core & Main.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Core & Main	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FERG or CNM?

Ferguson has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FERG or CNM?

Ferguson received 12 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.27% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 43.86% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 62 46.27%	Underperform Votes 72 53.73%
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 50 43.86%	Underperform Votes 64 56.14%

Is FERG or CNM more profitable?

Core & Main has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat Core & Main's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	5.68%	34.63%	11.73%
Core & Main	5.71%	24.71%	7.00%

Does the media favor FERG or CNM?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 14 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ferguson and 14 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Ferguson's score of -0.04 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Core & Main	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ferguson beats Core & Main on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.