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 businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, FERG or CNM?

Ferguson has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	1.21	$1.74B	$8.33	21.54
Core & Main	$6.70B	1.56	$371M	$2.13	24.63

Does the media favor FERG or CNM?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 11 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ferguson and 5 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Ferguson's score of 0.84 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core & Main	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FERG or CNM?

Ferguson received 13 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.72% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 44.35% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 64 46.72%	Underperform Votes 73 53.28%
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 51 44.35%	Underperform Votes 64 55.65%

Do analysts recommend FERG or CNM?

Ferguson currently has a consensus target price of $217.73, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Core & Main has a consensus target price of $57.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Core & Main	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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