Cencora (COR) Competitors

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Cencora (NYSE:COR) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is MCK or COR more profitable?

McKesson has a net margin of 0.77% compared to Cencora's net margin of 0.51%. Cencora's return on equity of 266.62% beat McKesson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McKesson	0.77%	-207.50%	5.45%
Cencora	0.51%	266.62%	4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCK or COR?

McKesson received 224 more outperform votes than Cencora when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.33% of users gave McKesson an outperform vote while only 65.40% of users gave Cencora an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McKesson	Outperform Votes 967 74.33%	Underperform Votes 334 25.67%
Cencora	Outperform Votes 743 65.40%	Underperform Votes 393 34.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, MCK or COR?

McKesson has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cencora has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MCK or COR?

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Cencora. McKesson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cencora, 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
McKesson	$308.95B	0.26	$3.00B	$19.31	32.17
Cencora	$638.56M	75.05	$1.51B	$7.51	32.38

Does the media favor MCK or COR?

In the previous week, McKesson had 8 more articles in the media than Cencora. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for McKesson and 20 mentions for Cencora. Cencora's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat McKesson's score of 0.98 indicating that Cencora is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McKesson	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cencora	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MCK or COR?

85.1% of McKesson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Cencora shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of McKesson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Cencora 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 MCK or COR a better dividend stock?

McKesson pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cencora pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. McKesson pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cencora pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McKesson has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Cencora has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer MCK or COR?

McKesson presently has a consensus target price of $631.57, indicating a potential upside of 1.65%. Cencora has a consensus target price of $271.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Given Cencora's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cencora is more favorable than McKesson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McKesson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Cencora	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

McKesson beats Cencora on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.