Global Industrial (GIC) Competitors $23.98 -0.62 (-2.53%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.97 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 02/21/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GIC vs. GMS, REZI, CENT, GLP, VSTS, WKC, DSGR, STKL, CAPL, and MGPIShould you be buying Global Industrial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Industrial include GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Vestis (VSTS), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), SunOpta (STKL), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Global Industrial vs. GMS Resideo Technologies Central Garden & Pet Global Partners Vestis World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group SunOpta CrossAmerica Partners MGP Ingredients Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and GMS (NYSE:GMS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Does the media prefer GIC or GMS? In the previous week, GMS had 3 more articles in the media than Global Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for GMS and 8 mentions for Global Industrial. Global Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat GMS's score of 0.13 indicating that Global Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Industrial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GMS 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GIC or GMS? 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of GMS shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GMS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GIC or GMS? GMS has higher revenue and earnings than Global Industrial. Global Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GMS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Industrial$1.33B0.69$70.70M$1.7014.10GMS$5.50B0.55$276.08M$5.4414.37 Which has more volatility and risk, GIC or GMS? Global Industrial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GMS has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GIC or GMS? GMS received 373 more outperform votes than Global Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.73% of users gave GMS an outperform vote while only 18.18% of users gave Global Industrial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal IndustrialOutperform Votes218.18%Underperform Votes981.82% GMSOutperform Votes37566.73% Underperform Votes18733.27% Is GIC or GMS more profitable? Global Industrial has a net margin of 4.92% compared to GMS's net margin of 3.92%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 24.53% beat GMS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Industrial4.92% 24.53% 12.41% GMS 3.92%20.67%8.05% Do analysts rate GIC or GMS? GMS has a consensus target price of $93.57, suggesting a potential upside of 19.73%. Given GMS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GMS is more favorable than Global Industrial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Industrial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00GMS 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryGMS beats Global Industrial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Global Industrial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart GIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal IndustrialIndustrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$940.48M$1.62B$9.06B$20.07BDividend Yield4.08%3.78%2.09%3.65%P/E Ratio14.1017.6416.7834.90Price / Sales0.690.634.1215.64Price / Cash12.109.8522.2520.85Price / Book3.582.824.494.92Net Income$70.70M$104.20M$424.79M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.30%-7.27%-2.83%-1.05%1 Month Performance-4.94%-9.96%-5.46%-1.09%1 Year Performance-45.57%10.40%29.53%13.70% Global Industrial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GICGlobal Industrial4.4339 of 5 stars$23.98-2.5%N/A-46.0%$940.48M$1.33B14.101,870Analyst RevisionGMSGMS3.2625 of 5 stars$83.24-0.3%$93.57+12.4%-10.5%$3.23B$5.50B15.307,624REZIResideo Technologies4.194 of 5 stars$21.89-0.3%$25.00+14.2%-8.3%$3.22B$6.24B19.7214,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.6553 of 5 stars$38.75-0.9%$46.75+20.6%-13.0%$2.54B$3.20B21.296,450Analyst RevisionGLPGlobal Partners1.7608 of 5 stars$57.50+0.6%$54.00-6.1%+23.9%$1.96B$16.49B17.375,060Upcoming EarningsVSTSVestis2.2133 of 5 stars$13.71-0.1%$14.08+2.7%-32.5%$1.81B$2.81B171.4510,800Positive NewsWKCWorld Kinect2.8856 of 5 stars$27.32-3.0%$30.20+10.5%+29.1%$1.59B$47.71B12.145,289Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.1964 of 5 stars$30.44+0.1%$43.00+41.3%-9.3%$1.43B$1.73B761.191,685STKLSunOpta3.5766 of 5 stars$7.64+2.0%$9.50+24.3%+20.1%$914.13M$630.30M-42.441,174Positive NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners2.1307 of 5 stars$22.72+0.4%N/A+3.2%$864.50M$4.39B43.692,220Positive NewsMGPIMGP Ingredients4.6516 of 5 stars$33.15+2.4%$71.29+115.0%-64.9%$727.64M$836.52M6.89690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors Vestis Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors SunOpta Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors MGP Ingredients Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GIC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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