Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $407.13 -30.35 (-6.94%) Closing price 09/3/2025 10:05 AM EasternExtended Trading$408.00 +0.87 (+0.21%) As of 09/3/2025 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, REZI, AVT, INGM, 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), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Avnet (AVT), Ingram Micro (INGM), and GMS (GMS). 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 Resideo Technologies Avnet Ingram Micro GMS TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity presently has a consensus price target of $199.55, indicating a potential downside of 2.93%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, TEL or WSO.B? 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 RatioTE Connectivity$15.85B3.83$3.19B$4.8342.56Watsco$7.62B2.17$536.29M$13.0431.22 Do insiders & institutionals believe in TEL or WSO.B? 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is TEL or WSO.B a better dividend stock? TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TE Connectivity pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 92.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Does the media prefer TEL or WSO.B? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 23 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for TE Connectivity and 0 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Watsco's score of 0.06 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TE Connectivity Positive Watsco Neutral Is TEL or WSO.B more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Watsco's net margin of 7.08%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 20.22% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TE Connectivity8.78% 20.22% 10.61% Watsco 7.08%16.96%11.69% 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. 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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 ExcelMetricWatscoBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.63B$28.87B$9.46B$21.34BDividend Yield2.76%1.39%1.86%3.49%P/E Ratio31.2224.9716.9729.08Price / Sales2.173.0593.7047.10Price / Cash30.4327.8615.2818.29Price / Book5.129.544.875.30Net Income$536.29M$1.35B$618.69M$998.51M7 Day Performance-2.68%-3.27%1.06%-0.63%1 Month Performance-4.82%-3.99%8.62%4.90%1 Year Performance-16.07%15.54%104.65%13.95% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$407.13-6.9%N/A-16.1%$17.63B$7.62B31.227,280News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTELTE Connectivity4.7165 of 5 stars$206.97+0.9%$197.55-4.6%+38.5%$61.18B$15.85B42.8787,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFERGFerguson2.5672 of 5 stars$233.45+0.4%$220.64-5.5%+13.5%$46.04B$30.21B28.0335,000USFDUS Foods4.4229 of 5 stars$77.61+0.1%$80.55+3.8%+31.3%$17.48B$37.88B33.1730,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑PFGCPerformance Food Group4.4063 of 5 stars$101.32-0.5%$107.67+6.3%+41.2%$15.85B$63.30B46.6843,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeCNMCore & Main2.4217 of 5 stars$64.86+0.8%$60.00-7.5%+37.9%$12.79B$7.61B30.185,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.0609 of 5 stars$144.06-0.2%$147.00+2.0%+6.2%$6.43B$4.54B52.638,760Positive NewsREZIResideo Technologies3.2275 of 5 stars$34.56+0.4%$28.00-19.0%+76.8%$5.15B$6.76B-6.3414,600Positive NewsInsider TradeAVTAvnet4.6398 of 5 stars$55.07-0.1%$49.00-11.0%+0.5%$4.60B$22.20B20.1814,869Options VolumeINGMIngram Micro4.2258 of 5 stars$19.34-1.3%$25.79+33.3%N/A$4.54B$47.98B16.6723,500Positive NewsGMSGMS2.9936 of 5 stars$109.85+0.0%$101.11-8.0%+31.2%$4.18B$5.51B38.017,113Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓ 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 Resideo Technologies Alternatives Avnet Alternatives Ingram Micro Alternatives GMS 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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