Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $535.00 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 12/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrends WSO.B vs. TEL, FERG, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, REZI, and GMSShould 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), Resideo Technologies (REZI), and GMS (GMS). 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 Resideo Technologies GMS Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WSO.B or TEL? 0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $159.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00TE Connectivity 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 10 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for TE Connectivity and 2 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Watsco's score of 0.05 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Watsco 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TE Connectivity 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WSO.B or TEL? 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 RatioWatsco$7.47B2.89$536.34M$12.9441.34TE Connectivity$15.85B2.71$3.19B$10.2713.99 Which has more volatility and risk, WSO.B or TEL? Watsco has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WSO.B or TEL 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 Watsco6.99% 17.77% 12.28% TE Connectivity 20.15%18.48%10.20% Is WSO.B or TEL a better dividend stock? Watsco pays an annual dividend of $10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. TE Connectivity pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity received 552 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWatscoOutperform Votes9961.11% Underperform Votes6338.89% TE ConnectivityOutperform Votes65169.70% Underperform Votes28330.30% SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$21.60B$19.20B$8.74B$19.18BDividend Yield2.02%1.94%1.88%3.60%P/E Ratio41.3420.0327.6641.28Price / Sales2.892.242.2717.60Price / Cash36.8829.4822.2221.28Price / Book8.067.256.185.32Net Income$536.34M$703.77M$516.58M$989.88M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.99%-4.51%-3.54%1 Month PerformanceN/A-5.04%-4.97%-3.68%1 Year Performance26.72%6.87%36.20%12.14% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$535.00flatN/A+26.7%$21.60B$7.47B41.347,280News CoverageTELTE Connectivity4.4826 of 5 stars$149.95-0.1%$159.36+6.3%+3.7%$44.86B$15.85B14.6787,000Analyst UpgradeFERGFerguson4.4974 of 5 stars$185.69-1.0%$231.00+24.4%-4.7%$37.13B$29.64B22.5135,000Analyst ForecastUSFDUS Foods4.0576 of 5 stars$68.97-0.8%$72.09+4.5%+52.2%$16.07B$35.60B29.8130,000Analyst ForecastPFGCPerformance Food Group4.8271 of 5 stars$88.53-0.1%$94.27+6.5%+23.6%$13.79B$58.76B32.7137,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCNMCore & Main3.2752 of 5 stars$52.91+1.3%$58.10+9.8%+27.9%$10.64B$7.18B24.515,000Positive NewsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.4083 of 5 stars$140.80-0.3%$156.44+11.1%-16.9%$6.35B$4.30B45.918,230Positive NewsINGMIngram MicroN/A$21.05-0.2%$27.86+32.3%N/A$4.94B$47.66B0.0024,150AVTAvnet4.4606 of 5 stars$54.150.0%$48.50-10.4%+7.7%$4.71B$23.03B14.1815,462REZIResideo Technologies3.8391 of 5 stars$26.23+0.2%$25.00-4.7%+33.0%$3.86B$6.24B23.6314,000Positive NewsGMSGMS3.8595 of 5 stars$90.88-0.1%$95.43+5.0%+5.4%$3.53B$5.59B16.737,624 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 Resideo Technologies Alternatives GMS 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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