McKesson (MCK) Competitors

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Cencora (NYSE:COR) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer MCK or COR?

In the previous week, McKesson had 17 more articles in the media than Cencora. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for McKesson and 24 mentions for Cencora. McKesson's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Cencora's score of 1.30 indicating that McKesson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McKesson	34 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cencora	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MCK or COR a better dividend stock?

McKesson pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cencora pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. McKesson pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cencora pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McKesson has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Cencora has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MCK or COR?

85.1% of McKesson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Cencora shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of McKesson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cencora shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MCK or COR?

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Cencora. McKesson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cencora, 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
McKesson	$308.95B	0.24	$3.00B	$21.84	27.37
Cencora	$293.96B	0.16	$1.51B	$7.03	34.35

Which has more volatility and risk, MCK or COR?

McKesson has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cencora has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MCK or COR?

McKesson received 227 more outperform votes than Cencora when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.33% of users gave McKesson an outperform vote while only 65.38% of users gave Cencora an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McKesson	Outperform Votes 973 74.33%	Underperform Votes 336 25.67%
Cencora	Outperform Votes 746 65.38%	Underperform Votes 395 34.62%

Is MCK or COR more profitable?

McKesson has a net margin of 0.82% compared to Cencora's net margin of 0.46%. Cencora's return on equity of 328.62% beat McKesson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McKesson	0.82%	-181.26%	5.34%
Cencora	0.46%	328.62%	4.23%

Do analysts rate MCK or COR?

McKesson presently has a consensus target price of $645.79, suggesting a potential upside of 8.05%. Cencora has a consensus target price of $277.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.09%. Given Cencora's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cencora is more favorable than McKesson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McKesson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Cencora	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

McKesson beats Cencora on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.