WESCO International (WCC) Competitors

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

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%

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 0.9%. 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.

Does the media favor WSO or WCC?

In the previous week, Watsco had 7 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Watsco and 1 mentions for WESCO International. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat WESCO International's score of 1.27 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
WESCO International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSO or WCC?

WESCO International received 271 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 55.50% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 333 55.50%	Underperform Votes 267 44.50%
WESCO International	Outperform Votes 604 66.30%	Underperform Votes 307 33.70%

Do analysts rate WSO or WCC?

Watsco presently has a consensus price target of $488.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.96%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $215.88, suggesting a potential upside of 15.99%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
WESCO International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, WSO or WCC?

Watsco has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & 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	$7.47B	2.75	$536.34M	$12.94	39.29
WESCO International	$21.79B	0.42	$765.50M	$12.49	14.90

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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