Core & Main (CNM) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & 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	$29.90B	1.11	$1.74B	$8.13	20.38
Core & Main	$7.44B	1.32	$371M	$2.12	23.36

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FERG or CNM?

Ferguson received 17 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.97% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 45.76% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 71 47.97%	Underperform Votes 77 52.03%
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 54 45.76%	Underperform Votes 64 54.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, FERG or CNM?

Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FERG or CNM?

Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $199.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.36%. Core & Main has a consensus price target of $57.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Core & Main	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 28 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Ferguson and 15 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ferguson's score of 0.78 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	22 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core & Main	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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