Global Industrial (GIC) Competitors $22.32 -0.28 (-1.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.36 +0.03 (+0.15%) As of 04:05 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GIC vs. GMS, REZI, CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, VSTS, CAPL, RYI, and ITRNShould 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), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Vestis (VSTS), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ryerson (RYI), and Ituran Location and Control (ITRN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Global Industrial vs. GMS Resideo Technologies Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Vestis CrossAmerica Partners Ryerson Ituran Location and Control Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and GMS (NYSE:GMS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings & 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$1.32B0.65$70.70M$1.5714.22GMS$5.59B0.49$276.08M$3.6119.86 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GIC or GMS? 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of GMS shares are held by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of GMS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GIC or GMS? GMS received 374 more outperform votes than Global Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.08% 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 Votes37666.08% Underperform Votes19333.92% 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 recommend GIC or GMS? GMS has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. 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 Does the media refer more to GIC or GMS? In the previous week, GMS had 8 more articles in the media than Global Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for GMS and 14 mentions for Global Industrial. GMS's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Global Industrial's score of 0.48 indicating that GMS is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Industrial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GMS 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, GIC or GMS? Global Industrial has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GMS has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGMS beats Global Industrial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$855.14M$1.49B$6.60B$18.52BDividend Yield4.76%4.86%3.60%4.24%P/E Ratio13.1316.0021.3531.15Price / Sales0.650.5774.7425.69Price / Cash12.159.5926.8817.53Price / Book3.332.503.564.29Net Income$70.70M$104.20M$796.19M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.63%8.68%4.61%6.59%1 Month Performance-0.68%-7.78%-3.97%-6.88%1 Year Performance-45.91%-17.93%8.39%1.23% Global Industrial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GICGlobal Industrial3.4805 of 5 stars$22.32-1.2%N/A-45.9%$855.14M$1.32B13.131,650Gap DownGMSGMS3.84 of 5 stars$69.28-4.0%$80.50+16.2%-23.5%$2.66B$5.59B12.745,480Short Interest ↓Gap DownREZIResideo Technologies4.4033 of 5 stars$15.63+0.0%$25.00+60.0%-26.7%$2.31B$6.76B24.8015,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.0957 of 5 stars$35.09-0.4%$45.00+28.2%-8.4%$2.30B$3.22B19.286,450Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGLPGlobal Partners2.9218 of 5 stars$47.46-3.2%$56.00+18.0%+7.4%$1.61B$17.16B14.344,310News CoverageWKCWorld Kinect3.605 of 5 stars$24.54-1.0%$29.25+19.2%-5.1%$1.39B$42.17B23.155,210News CoveragePositive NewsDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.6799 of 5 stars$25.22-1.8%$43.00+70.5%-18.5%$1.17B$1.80B630.661,840News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVSTSVestis3.9403 of 5 stars$7.79-2.4%$13.08+68.0%-58.7%$1.03B$2.77B97.3210,800Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners0.6601 of 5 stars$21.89-2.2%N/A-0.5%$833.29M$4.10B42.102,220Short Interest ↑Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeRYIRyerson2.4861 of 5 stars$21.58+1.9%$25.00+15.9%-33.4%$687.28M$4.60B-82.994,200News CoveragePositive NewsITRNIturan Location and Control3.6551 of 5 stars$31.95-2.4%$50.00+56.5%+28.0%$635.61M$336.26M12.242,810News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors Vestis Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors Ryerson Competitors Ituran Location and Control Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GIC) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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