Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer INGM or WSO.B?

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 43 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Ingram Micro and 0 mentions for Watsco. Ingram Micro's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that Ingram Micro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro	Positive
Watsco	Neutral

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

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

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingram Micro	$47.66B	0.11	$352.71M	N/A	N/A
Watsco	$7.28B	2.88	$536.34M	$12.94	40.16

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INGM or WSO.B?

Watsco received 89 more outperform votes than Ingram Micro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Ingram Micro an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingram Micro	Outperform Votes 10 71.43%	Underperform Votes 4 28.57%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%

Do analysts prefer INGM or WSO.B?

Ingram Micro presently has a consensus target price of $27.92, suggesting a potential upside of 27.44%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is INGM or WSO.B more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.00%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.77% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingram Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Watsco	6.99%	17.77%	12.28%

Summary

Watsco beats Ingram Micro on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.