Core & Main (CNM) Competitors

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend CNM or WSO.B?

Core & Main presently has a consensus target price of $51.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.44%. Given Core & Main's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Core & Main is more favorable than Watsco.

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
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CNM or WSO.B more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Core & Main's net margin of 5.58%. Core & Main's return on equity of 21.91% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core & Main	5.58%	21.91%	6.99%
Watsco	6.99%	17.77%	12.28%

Does the media favor CNM or WSO.B?

In the previous week, Core & Main had 6 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Core & Main and 0 mentions for Watsco. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Core & Main	Positive
Watsco	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, CNM or WSO.B?

Watsco has higher revenue and earnings than Core & Main. Core & Main is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, 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	$6.70B	1.28	$371M	$2.09	20.34
Watsco	$7.28B	2.88	$536.34M	$12.94	40.16

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNM or WSO.B?

94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNM or WSO.B?

Core & Main has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNM or WSO.B?

Watsco received 54 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote while only 42.45% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 45 42.45%	Underperform Votes 61 57.55%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%

Summary

Watsco beats Core & Main on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.