Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $511.74 +4.65 (+0.92%) As of 04/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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. 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 construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media refer more to WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 30 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for TE Connectivity and 2 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Watsco's score of 0.34 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus price target of $159.20, suggesting a potential upside of 23.03%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$7.62B2.70$536.34M$13.2538.46TE Connectivity$15.85B2.44$3.19B$6.2620.67 Is WSO.B or TEL more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 12.10% compared to Watsco's net margin of 7.04%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 18.82% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watsco7.04% 17.59% 12.09% TE Connectivity 12.10%18.82%10.31% 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 2.4%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Watsco pays out 90.6% 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 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity received 560 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.51% 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 Votes65969.51% Underperform Votes28930.49% Which has more volatility & risk, WSO.B or TEL? Watsco has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$20.59B$18.59B$7.91B$18.53BDividend Yield2.13%2.11%2.09%4.22%P/E Ratio38.4619.3815.0931.15Price / Sales2.702.1770.3625.69Price / Cash35.8229.1921.4017.53Price / Book6.726.473.984.29Net Income$536.34M$935.89M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.51%0.88%-0.51%-0.79%1 Month Performance1.19%1.05%55.07%-6.88%1 Year Performance19.97%4.08%73.91%1.74% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$509.57+0.5%N/A+20.0%$20.59B$7.62B38.467,280TELTE Connectivity4.6034 of 5 stars$123.62+1.3%$167.00+35.1%-8.9%$36.88B$15.85B19.7587,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFERGFerguson3.8668 of 5 stars$152.05-2.3%$198.62+30.6%-23.0%$30.40B$29.90B18.2535,000Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeUSFDUS Foods4.6573 of 5 stars$60.39-2.2%$71.09+17.7%+24.8%$14.23B$37.88B29.9029,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.4015 of 5 stars$71.57-2.3%$95.73+33.8%+9.8%$11.18B$60.10B28.8635,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownCNMCore & Main2.4836 of 5 stars$45.35-1.7%$57.55+26.9%-10.2%$8.97B$7.44B21.294,100Positive NewsGap DownSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.9753 of 5 stars$109.44-1.8%$151.10+38.1%-31.4%$5.01B$4.54B40.687,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINGMIngram MicroN/A$15.83+0.3%$26.64+68.3%N/A$3.72B$47.98B0.0024,150AVTAvnet3.8134 of 5 stars$42.11-0.4%$50.00+18.7%-1.4%$3.64B$22.48B11.9315,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGMSGMS3.8533 of 5 stars$69.28-4.0%$80.50+16.2%-24.0%$2.66B$5.59B12.745,480Short Interest ↓Gap DownREZIResideo Technologies4.4165 of 5 stars$15.63+0.0%$25.00+60.0%-23.9%$2.31B$6.76B24.8015,200Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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