MRC vs. MSM, HEES, DXPE, WLFC, BXC, TITN, ACET, GWW, URI, and FAST
Should you be buying MRC Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MRC Global include MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), Adicet Bio (ACET), W.W. Grainger (GWW), United Rentals (URI), and Fastenal (FAST). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
MRC Global vs.
MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) and MRC Global (NYSE:MRC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, MSC Industrial Direct had 7 more articles in the media than MRC Global. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct and 0 mentions for MRC Global. MRC Global's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat MSC Industrial Direct's score of 0.86 indicating that MRC Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MRC Global has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MSC Industrial Direct has higher revenue and earnings than MRC Global. MRC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MSC Industrial Direct has a net margin of 6.21% compared to MRC Global's net margin of 3.09%. MRC Global's return on equity of 19.58% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.
79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MRC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of MRC Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MRC Global received 16 more outperform votes than MSC Industrial Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.17% of users gave MRC Global an outperform vote while only 52.57% of users gave MSC Industrial Direct an outperform vote.
MSC Industrial Direct presently has a consensus target price of $83.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. MRC Global has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given MRC Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MRC Global is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.
Summary
MRC Global beats MSC Industrial Direct on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MRC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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