MSM vs. WCC, AIT, BECN, AL, GATX, RUSHA, HEES, MRC, BXC, and DXPE
Should you be buying MSC Industrial Direct stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MSC Industrial Direct include WESCO International (WCC), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Air Lease (AL), GATX (GATX), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), MRC Global (MRC), BlueLinx (BXC), and DXP Enterprises (DXPE). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, MSC Industrial Direct had 20 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct and 4 mentions for WESCO International. MSC Industrial Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat WESCO International's score of -0.27 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MSC Industrial Direct has a net margin of 7.89% compared to MSC Industrial Direct's net margin of 3.08%. WESCO International's return on equity of 22.58% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.
WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MSC Industrial Direct pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. WESCO International pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSC Industrial Direct pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
WESCO International presently has a consensus target price of $191.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.59%. MSC Industrial Direct has a consensus target price of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.14%. Given WESCO International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MSC Industrial Direct is more favorable than WESCO International.
93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of WESCO International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
WESCO International has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Industrial Direct. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WESCO International received 192 more outperform votes than MSC Industrial Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 52.86% of users gave MSC Industrial Direct an outperform vote.
Summary
WESCO International beats MSC Industrial Direct on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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