Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $518.97 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/11/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrends WSO.B vs. TEL, FERG, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, GMS, and REZIShould you be buying Watsco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watsco include TE Connectivity (TEL), Ferguson (FERG), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), and Resideo Technologies (REZI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Watsco vs. TE Connectivity Ferguson US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Is TEL or WSO.B a better dividend stock? TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. TE Connectivity pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTE Connectivity$15.85B2.94$3.19B$10.2714.93Watsco$7.47B2.81$536.34M$12.9440.11 Does the media prefer TEL or WSO.B? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 13 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TE Connectivity and 0 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Watsco's score of -0.59 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TE Connectivity Positive Watsco Negative Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity received 548 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.64% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTE ConnectivityOutperform Votes64769.64% Underperform Votes28230.36% WatscoOutperform Votes9961.11% Underperform Votes6338.89% Is TEL or WSO.B more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.99%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 18.48% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TE Connectivity20.15% 18.48% 10.20% Watsco 6.99%17.77%12.28% Which has more volatility & risk, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity currently has a consensus target price of $159.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TE Connectivity 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in TEL or WSO.B? 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned 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. SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyElection warning coming true… If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. Get Watsco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSO.B and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSO.B vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatscoHardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.96B$20.96B$9.61B$20.00BDividend Yield2.08%1.87%1.78%3.47%P/E Ratio40.1121.0936.7445.08Price / Sales2.812.393.2720.89Price / Cash35.7830.1322.1021.39Price / Book6.636.955.395.01Net Income$536.34M$703.77M$516.96M$988.63M7 Day Performance10.21%2.23%0.68%0.18%1 Month Performance4.84%3.39%4.32%2.50%1 Year Performance38.39%21.79%59.23%31.14% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$518.97flatN/A+38.4%$20.96B$7.47B40.117,280Gap UpTELTE Connectivity4.6232 of 5 stars$154.38-0.4%N/A+21.1%$46.92B$15.85B15.0390,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson4.0709 of 5 stars$205.59-1.5%N/A+28.7%$41.27B$29.64B24.1035,000Gap UpUSFDUS Foods4.2183 of 5 stars$67.18-0.5%N/A+57.6%$16.43B$35.60B28.8330,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePFGCPerformance Food Group4.75 of 5 stars$87.02-0.3%N/A+41.2%$13.56B$58.76B32.1137,000Earnings ReportCNMCore & Main3.025 of 5 stars$42.56-0.4%N/A+34.3%$8.56B$6.70B20.365,000Gap UpSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.6964 of 5 stars$151.15-0.8%N/A+16.4%$6.82B$4.30B48.928,230Gap UpINGMIngram MicroN/A$24.10-2.1%N/AN/A$5.68B$47.82B0.00N/ANews CoverageAVTAvnet4.3859 of 5 stars$54.60-1.8%N/A+15.9%$4.75B$23.76B14.2915,462Positive NewsGMSGMS1.9574 of 5 stars$102.25-0.9%N/A+59.5%$4.02B$5.50B16.877,624Insider SellingREZIResideo Technologies3.8957 of 5 stars$25.17+0.9%N/A+58.0%$3.69B$6.24B22.6814,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TE Connectivity Alternatives Ferguson Alternatives US Foods Alternatives Performance Food Group Alternatives Core & Main Alternatives SiteOne Landscape Supply Alternatives Ingram Micro Alternatives Avnet Alternatives GMS Alternatives Resideo Technologies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WSO.B) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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