Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) and Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Is USFD or INGM more profitable?

US Foods has a net margin of 1.38% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.00%. US Foods' return on equity of 15.58% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
US Foods	1.38%	15.58%	5.39%
Ingram Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer USFD or INGM?

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 3 more articles in the media than US Foods. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ingram Micro and 3 mentions for US Foods. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.61 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
US Foods	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ingram Micro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in USFD or INGM?

98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of US Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer USFD or INGM?

US Foods currently has a consensus price target of $77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.81%. Ingram Micro has a consensus price target of $25.71, suggesting a potential upside of 17.74%. Given Ingram Micro's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than US Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Which has better earnings & valuation, USFD or INGM?

US Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingram Micro.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
US Foods	$38.28B	0.47	$494M	$2.18	35.97
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.11	$264.22M	N/A	N/A

Summary

US Foods beats Ingram Micro on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.