GNRC vs. WCC, ETSY, DBX, DSGX, CACI, APPF, BWXT, GLOB, ONTO, and MKSI
Should you be buying Generac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Generac include WESCO International (WCC), Etsy (ETSY), Dropbox (DBX), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), CACI International (CACI), AppFolio (APPF), BWX Technologies (BWXT), Globant (GLOB), Onto Innovation (ONTO), and MKS Instruments (MKSI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology 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.
Generac has a net margin of 5.33% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.42%. WESCO International's return on equity of 17.01% beat Generac's return on equity.
Generac presently has a consensus price target of $141.65, suggesting a potential upside of 1.09%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $184.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Given WESCO International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Generac.
WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Generac. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WESCO International received 110 more outperform votes than Generac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.44% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 57.21% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.
84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Generac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WESCO International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Generac has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Generac had 13 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Generac and 2 mentions for WESCO International. Generac's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat WESCO International's score of 0.50 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
WESCO International beats Generac on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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