Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WSO.B or INGM?

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

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

Watsco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingram Micro.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Watsco	$7.62B	2.76	$536.34M	$13.25	39.27
Ingram Micro	$48.04B	0.12	$352.71M	N/A	N/A

Is WSO.B or INGM more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 7.04% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.00%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.61% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	7.04%	17.61%	12.12%
Ingram Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend WSO.B or INGM?

Ingram Micro has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSO.B or INGM?

Watsco received 88 more outperform votes than Ingram Micro when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%
Ingram Micro	Outperform Votes 11 61.11%	Underperform Votes 7 38.89%

Does the media favor WSO.B or INGM?

In the previous week, Watsco had 9 more articles in the media than Ingram Micro. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Watsco and 3 mentions for Ingram Micro. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.43 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingram Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Watsco beats Ingram Micro on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.