WESCO International (WCC) Competitors

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) and WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to WSO or WCC?

In the previous week, Watsco had 16 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Watsco and 6 mentions for WESCO International. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat WESCO International's score of 0.37 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WESCO International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSO or WCC?

WESCO International received 269 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.23% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 55.59% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 333 55.59%	Underperform Votes 266 44.41%
WESCO International	Outperform Votes 602 66.23%	Underperform Votes 307 33.77%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WSO or WCC?

89.7% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WESCO International shares are held by 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WSO or WCC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Watsco	$7.28B	2.89	$536.34M	$12.94	40.24
WESCO International	$22.39B	0.45	$765.50M	$12.49	16.35

Which has more volatility & risk, WSO or WCC?

Watsco has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WSO or WCC a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Watsco pays out 83.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WESCO International pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Watsco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate WSO or WCC?

Watsco presently has a consensus price target of $491.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $208.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Given WESCO International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
WESCO International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WSO or WCC more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 6.99% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.19%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.77% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	6.99%	17.77%	12.28%
WESCO International	3.19%	13.19%	4.30%

Summary

Watsco and WESCO International tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.