FERG vs. TEL, USFD, WSO.B, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, GMS, and REZI
Should you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include TE Connectivity (TEL), US Foods (USFD), Watsco (WSO.B), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), and Resideo Technologies (REZI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Ferguson vs. Its Competitors
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 24 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for TE Connectivity and 1 mentions for Ferguson. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ferguson's score of 0.29 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TE Connectivity presently has a consensus price target of $173.30, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. Given TE Connectivity's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Ferguson.
TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. TE Connectivity pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 41.4% 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. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. TE Connectivity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ferguson. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.67% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.32%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.02% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FERG) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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