Trading of Watsco was halted at 09:40 AM EST due to "LULD pause". Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $486.09 +48.61 (+11.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$486.09 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock 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. Its Competitors TE Connectivity Ferguson US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 36 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for TE Connectivity and 3 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Watsco's score of 0.39 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TE Connectivity 15 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. Watsco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWatsco$7.62B2.58$536.29M$13.0137.36TE Connectivity$15.85B3.84$3.19B$4.5545.14 Do analysts prefer WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $194.80, indicating a potential downside of 5.15%. 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 Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more risk & volatility, WSO.B or TEL? Watsco has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WSO.B or TEL a better dividend stock? Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Watsco pays out 92.2% 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 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Is WSO.B or TEL more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.98%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 20.22% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watsco6.98% 17.13% 11.86% TE Connectivity 8.78%20.22%10.61% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WSO.B or TEL? 0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 WSO.B 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 ExcelMetricWatscoBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.60B$29.49B$9.58B$21.15BDividend Yield2.76%1.26%2.00%3.58%P/E Ratio37.3628.5916.3627.76Price / Sales2.583.54108.3958.69Price / Cash30.4028.4715.1223.00Price / Book6.4110.374.614.67Net Income$536.29M$1.22B$620.50M$993.85M7 Day Performance2.78%2.15%1.70%1.16%1 Month Performance11.88%8.22%3.46%4.99%1 Year Performance9.86%25.60%102.14%12.54% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$486.09+11.1%N/A+10.2%$17.60B$7.62B37.367,280Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTELTE Connectivity4.8082 of 5 stars$176.29-0.5%$173.30-1.7%+33.3%$52.28B$15.85B38.7587,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFERGFerguson2.7484 of 5 stars$220.20-0.2%$222.60+1.1%+7.2%$43.42B$30.21B26.4335,000Trending NewsUSFDUS Foods4.3438 of 5 stars$81.97+1.8%$77.42-5.6%+59.1%$18.96B$37.88B37.6030,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.3 of 5 stars$97.43+2.8%$100.31+3.0%+47.1%$15.21B$61.55B40.5937,000High Trading VolumeCNMCore & Main2.1851 of 5 stars$61.20-0.6%$60.00-2.0%+22.0%$12.06B$7.44B28.465,700News CoverageInsider TradeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.8937 of 5 stars$127.19-1.6%$145.70+14.6%-5.9%$5.70B$4.54B50.678,760Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsINGMIngram Micro1.9426 of 5 stars$20.55-1.3%$25.71+25.1%N/A$4.83B$48.93B0.0023,500AVTAvnet4.678 of 5 stars$55.83-0.3%$49.00-12.2%+3.6%$4.68B$23.76B15.6415,462News CoveragePositive NewsGMSGMS2.575 of 5 stars$110.04+0.6%$101.11-8.1%+16.2%$4.19B$5.51B38.077,113High Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies3.0573 of 5 stars$23.66-0.3%$23.00-2.8%+11.7%$3.51B$6.76B73.9514,600Positive 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WSO.B) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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