Avnet (AVT) Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and US Foods (NYSE:USFD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor AVT or USFD?

In the previous week, Avnet and Avnet both had 25 articles in the media. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Avnet's score of 0.60 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avnet	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
US Foods	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVT or USFD?

95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of US Foods 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.

Do analysts recommend AVT or USFD?

Avnet presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.31%. US Foods has a consensus target price of $74.18, indicating a potential downside of 4.01%. Given Avnet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avnet is more favorable than US Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVT or USFD?

US Foods received 445 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.04% of users gave US Foods an outperform vote while only 19.15% of users gave Avnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avnet	Outperform Votes 9 19.15%	Underperform Votes 38 80.85%
US Foods	Outperform Votes 454 65.04%	Underperform Votes 244 34.96%

Is AVT or USFD more profitable?

Avnet has a net margin of 1.41% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.30%. US Foods' return on equity of 15.03% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avnet	1.41%	7.49%	3.02%
US Foods	1.30%	15.03%	5.28%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AVT or USFD?

Avnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than US Foods. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avnet	$22.15B	0.19	$498.70M	$3.57	14.20
US Foods	$38.28B	0.47	$494M	$2.18	35.45

Which has more risk and volatility, AVT or USFD?

Avnet has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Foods has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

US Foods beats Avnet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.