GMS (GMS) Competitors

GMS (NYSE:GMS) and Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media prefer GMS or CNM?

In the previous week, GMS had 11 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for GMS and 7 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat GMS's score of 0.38 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GMS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Core & Main	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GMS or CNM?

GMS has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GMS or CNM more profitable?

Core & Main has a net margin of 5.71% compared to GMS's net margin of 3.92%. Core & Main's return on equity of 24.71% beat GMS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GMS	3.92%	20.67%	8.05%
Core & Main	5.71%	24.71%	7.00%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GMS or CNM?

GMS received 324 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.73% of users gave GMS an outperform vote while only 44.35% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GMS	Outperform Votes 375 66.73%	Underperform Votes 187 33.27%
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 51 44.35%	Underperform Votes 64 55.65%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GMS or CNM?

95.3% of GMS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of GMS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GMS or CNM?

GMS presently has a consensus target price of $93.57, suggesting a potential upside of 19.37%. Core & Main has a consensus target price of $57.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.91%. Given GMS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GMS is more favorable than Core & Main.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GMS	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Core & Main	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GMS or CNM?

Core & Main has higher revenue and earnings than GMS. GMS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core & Main, 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
GMS	$5.59B	0.54	$276.08M	$5.44	14.41
Core & Main	$7.18B	1.36	$371M	$2.13	23.13

Summary

Core & Main beats GMS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.