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$34.63 +0.11 (+0.32%)
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GIC vs. INGM, AVT, GMS, REZI, CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, CAPL, and ITRN

Should you be buying Global Industrial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Industrial include Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), and Ituran Location and Control (ITRN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Global Industrial vs. Its Competitors

Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) and Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned 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.

Global Industrial has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.53%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 22.89% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ingram Micro0.53% 17.33% 3.51%
Global Industrial 5.00%22.89%12.14%

Ingram Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Global Industrial. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Industrial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ingram Micro$47.98B0.09$264.22M$1.1616.19
Global Industrial$1.32B1.01$61M$1.7120.25

Ingram Micro presently has a consensus price target of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 37.30%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Global Industrial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ingram Micro
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
Global Industrial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 9 more articles in the media than Global Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ingram Micro and 7 mentions for Global Industrial. Global Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.42 indicating that Global Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Global Industrial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Global Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ingram Micro pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Industrial pays out 60.8% 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. Global Industrial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Global Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Global Industrial beats Ingram Micro on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GIC vs. The Competition

MetricGlobal IndustrialIndustrial Services IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.32B$17.06B$7.61B$20.70B
Dividend Yield3.01%2.26%4.57%3.67%
P/E Ratio20.2521.5624.9728.45
Price / Sales1.016.3299.4756.07
Price / Cash19.3213.2327.9823.21
Price / Book4.364.274.304.33
Net Income$61M$608.64M$795.91M$996.14M
7 Day Performance4.24%-1.00%1.09%1.98%
1 Month Performance22.93%-0.64%1.44%-0.84%
1 Year Performance9.69%21.35%33.85%14.36%

Global Industrial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GIC
Global Industrial
2.5892 of 5 stars
$34.63
+0.3%
N/A+9.1%$1.32B$1.32B20.251,845
INGM
Ingram Micro
4.0153 of 5 stars
$19.49
+0.3%
$25.93
+33.0%
N/A$4.56B$47.98B0.0023,500Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AVT
Avnet
4.1051 of 5 stars
$52.54
+1.3%
$49.00
-6.7%
-2.6%$4.35B$23.76B14.7215,462News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
GMS
GMS
1.8756 of 5 stars
$109.66
+0.0%
$101.11
-7.8%
+24.3%$4.17B$5.51B37.947,113
REZI
Resideo Technologies
2.8686 of 5 stars
$25.72
+1.2%
$23.00
-10.6%
+41.8%$3.77B$6.76B80.3814,600News Coverage
Earnings Report
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
2.4685 of 5 stars
$39.53
+1.6%
$40.00
+1.2%
-15.2%$2.55B$3.20B21.146,450News Coverage
Earnings Report
GLP
Global Partners
3.7093 of 5 stars
$51.83
+0.5%
$56.00
+8.0%
+25.8%$1.75B$17.61B16.454,840Trending News
Gap Down
WKC
World Kinect
2.5866 of 5 stars
$25.25
0.0%
$29.80
+18.0%
-2.7%$1.43B$42.17B-3.314,745Analyst Forecast
DSGR
Distribution Solutions Group
3.5278 of 5 stars
$29.49
+2.0%
$39.00
+32.2%
-6.2%$1.34B$1.93B327.674,400
CAPL
CrossAmerica Partners
2.4541 of 5 stars
$20.00
-7.2%
N/A+1.2%$821M$4.10B25.002,220News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
3.0851 of 5 stars
$39.60
+2.3%
$50.00
+26.3%
+61.5%$770.08M$336.26M14.242,892Positive News

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