US Foods (USFD) Competitors

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

Is TEL or USFD more profitable?

TE Connectivity has a net margin of 12.10% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.30%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 18.82% beat US Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TE Connectivity	12.10%	18.82%	10.31%
US Foods	1.30%	15.03%	5.28%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TEL or USFD?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TEL or USFD?

TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
TE Connectivity	$15.85B	2.39	$3.19B	$6.26	20.30
US Foods	$37.88B	0.38	$494M	$2.02	30.52

Do analysts prefer TEL or USFD?

TE Connectivity currently has a consensus target price of $159.20, suggesting a potential upside of 25.27%. US Foods has a consensus target price of $71.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given TE Connectivity's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than US Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TE Connectivity	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TEL or USFD?

TE Connectivity received 209 more outperform votes than US Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.51% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 64.94% of users gave US Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TE Connectivity	Outperform Votes 659 69.51%	Underperform Votes 289 30.49%
US Foods	Outperform Votes 450 64.94%	Underperform Votes 243 35.06%

Does the media prefer TEL or USFD?

In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 10 more articles in the media than US Foods. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for TE Connectivity and 21 mentions for US Foods. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat TE Connectivity's score of 0.75 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TE Connectivity	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
US Foods	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TEL or USFD?

TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Foods has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TE Connectivity beats US Foods on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.