US Foods (USFD) Competitors

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Does the media favor USFD or TEL?

In the previous week, US Foods had 22 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for US Foods and 13 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat US Foods' score of 0.71 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
US Foods	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TE Connectivity	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USFD or TEL?

TE Connectivity received 209 more outperform votes than US Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.64% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave US Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
US Foods	Outperform Votes 438 64.32%	Underperform Votes 243 35.68%
TE Connectivity	Outperform Votes 647 69.64%	Underperform Votes 282 30.36%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in USFD or TEL?

98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of US Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, USFD or TEL?

US Foods has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, USFD or TEL?

TE Connectivity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than US Foods. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, 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
US Foods	$35.60B	0.46	$506M	$2.33	28.86
TE Connectivity	$15.85B	2.95	$3.19B	$10.27	15.00

Is USFD or TEL more profitable?

TE Connectivity has a net margin of 20.15% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.54%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 18.48% beat US Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
US Foods	1.54%	14.15%	5.05%
TE Connectivity	20.15%	18.48%	10.20%

Do analysts recommend USFD or TEL?

US Foods presently has a consensus target price of $71.09, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $159.55, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Given US Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe US Foods is more favorable than TE Connectivity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
TE Connectivity	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

TE Connectivity beats US Foods on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.