WCC vs. WSO, AIT, BECN, GATX, AL, RUSHA, MSM, HEES, DXPE, and WLFC
Should you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Watsco (WSO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), GATX (GATX), Air Lease (AL), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), and Willis Lease Finance (WLFC). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
WESCO International vs.
WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
WESCO International currently has a consensus price target of $218.88, indicating a potential upside of 15.82%. Watsco has a consensus price target of $495.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Given WESCO International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Watsco.
In the previous week, Watsco had 24 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Watsco and 12 mentions for WESCO International. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat WESCO International's score of 0.43 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
WESCO International received 272 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.16% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.
WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. WESCO International pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 81.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watsco has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Watsco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of WESCO International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Watsco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
WESCO International has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Watsco has a net margin of 7.04% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.29%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.59% beat WESCO International's return on equity.
WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
WESCO International and Watsco tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WCC) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
