Core & Main (CNM) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CNM or FERG?

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
Core & Main	$7.18B	1.46	$371M	$2.13	24.41
Ferguson	$29.64B	1.25	$1.74B	$8.33	22.21

Is CNM or FERG 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 34.85% beat Core & Main's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core & Main	5.71%	24.71%	7.00%
Ferguson	5.68%	34.85%	11.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNM or FERG?

Ferguson received 10 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.15% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 44.25% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 50 44.25%	Underperform Votes 63 55.75%
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 60 46.15%	Underperform Votes 70 53.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, CNM or FERG?

Core & Main has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CNM or FERG?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 33 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Ferguson and 9 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Ferguson's score of 0.27 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core & Main	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ferguson	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNM or FERG?

94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson 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.

Do analysts prefer CNM or FERG?

Core & Main currently has a consensus price target of $58.10, indicating a potential upside of 11.75%. Ferguson has a consensus price target of $230.44, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferguson is more favorable than Core & Main.

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

Summary

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