Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $519.70 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/20/2024 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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 1.8%. 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. Does the media refer more to TEL or WSO.B? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 22 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TE Connectivity and 0 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TE Connectivity Positive Watsco Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity received 549 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.68% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTE ConnectivityOutperform Votes64869.68% Underperform Votes28230.32% WatscoOutperform Votes9961.11% Underperform Votes6338.89% Which has more volatility & risk, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity presently has a consensus target price of $159.55, suggesting a potential upside of 7.89%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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$15.85B2.79$3.19B$10.2714.40Watsco$7.28B2.88$536.34M$12.9440.16 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% SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$20.99B$20.76B$9.70B$19.87BDividend Yield2.08%1.89%1.82%3.50%P/E Ratio40.1620.4427.2135.66Price / Sales2.882.403.4017.95Price / Cash35.8330.0921.4417.98Price / Book6.646.914.964.59Net Income$536.34M$703.77M$515.90M$985.93M7 Day Performance0.14%0.29%0.02%0.45%1 Month Performance1.24%2.25%0.99%1.05%1 Year Performance38.59%19.21%46.82%24.67% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$519.70flatN/A+38.6%$20.99B$7.28B40.167,280TELTE Connectivity4.4837 of 5 stars$147.88+0.6%$159.55+7.9%+12.7%$43.96B$15.85B14.4087,000Dividend AnnouncementFERGFerguson3.7858 of 5 stars$202.74+0.4%$233.38+15.1%+22.3%$40.52B$29.64B20.8335,000USFDUS Foods4.2544 of 5 stars$66.56+0.1%$71.09+6.8%+55.4%$15.49B$35.60B28.5730,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.9272 of 5 stars$84.01+1.4%$94.27+12.2%+34.2%$12.91B$58.28B31.0037,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCNMCore & Main2.9501 of 5 stars$44.75-0.4%$51.20+14.4%+31.5%$9.00B$6.97B21.415,000SITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.7109 of 5 stars$139.54+0.8%$147.80+5.9%+0.5%$6.25B$4.30B45.168,230Positive NewsINGMIngram MicroN/A$21.91-3.8%$27.92+27.4%N/A$5.35B$48.04B0.0024,150Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAVTAvnet4.3201 of 5 stars$52.92+1.3%$48.50-8.4%+10.3%$4.60B$23.03B13.8515,462Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGMSGMS1.6799 of 5 stars$98.30-0.9%$91.50-6.9%+48.7%$3.90B$5.50B16.227,624REZIResideo Technologies3.8317 of 5 stars$26.36+0.9%$25.00-5.2%+59.8%$3.84B$6.24B23.7514,000Positive News 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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