WKC vs. SITE, INGM, AVT, GMS, REZI, CENT, GLP, DSGR, GIC, and VSTS
Should you be buying World Kinect stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of World Kinect include SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), and Vestis (VSTS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
World Kinect vs. Its Competitors
SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
SiteOne Landscape Supply has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Kinect. SiteOne Landscape Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Kinect, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of SiteOne Landscape Supply shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SiteOne Landscape Supply has a net margin of 2.53% compared to World Kinect's net margin of 0.05%. SiteOne Landscape Supply's return on equity of 7.31% beat World Kinect's return on equity.
In the previous week, SiteOne Landscape Supply had 7 more articles in the media than World Kinect. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SiteOne Landscape Supply and 2 mentions for World Kinect. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat SiteOne Landscape Supply's score of 1.05 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Kinect has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SiteOne Landscape Supply presently has a consensus target price of $145.70, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. World Kinect has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given SiteOne Landscape Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SiteOne Landscape Supply is more favorable than World Kinect.
Summary
SiteOne Landscape Supply beats World Kinect on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WKC) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
