Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer WSO.B or INGM?

Ingram Micro has a consensus target price of $25.79, suggesting a potential upside of 33.13%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Watsco.

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WSO.B or INGM?

Watsco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, 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
Watsco	$7.62B	2.31	$536.29M	$13.04	33.25
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.09	$264.22M	$1.16	16.70

Is WSO.B or INGM more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.53%. Ingram Micro's return on equity of 17.33% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	7.08%	16.96%	11.69%
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WSO.B or INGM?

0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer WSO.B or INGM?

In the previous week, Watsco and Watsco both had 2 articles in the media. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.00 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ingram Micro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WSO.B or INGM a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Watsco pays out 92.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ingram Micro pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Watsco beats Ingram Micro on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.