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CDW vs. ADI, DIOD, NXPI, TRMB, APH, ARW, ITT, KEYS, SNX, and TEL

Should you be buying CDW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CDW include Analog Devices (ADI), Diodes (DIOD), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Trimble (TRMB), Amphenol (APH), Arrow Electronics (ARW), ITT (ITT), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), TD SYNNEX (SNX), and TE Connectivity (TEL).

CDW vs. Its Competitors

CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CDW pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 78 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 106 mentions for Analog Devices and 28 mentions for CDW. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Analog Devices' score of 0.99 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CDW
24 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Analog Devices
49 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
30 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CDW has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CDW currently has a consensus price target of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $273.53, indicating a potential upside of 7.48%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CDW
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CDW$21.00B1.04$1.08B$8.0520.68
Analog Devices$9.43B13.28$1.64B$3.9264.92

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CDW4.92% 53.63% 8.58%
Analog Devices 18.85%10.32%7.50%

Summary

Analog Devices beats CDW on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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CDW vs. The Competition

MetricCDWIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$21.89B$16.26B$29.58B$9.72B
Dividend Yield1.50%1.66%3.09%4.10%
P/E Ratio17.5637.0454.0225.84
Price / Sales1.0414.151,258.58187.82
Price / Cash14.6023.8033.6428.79
Price / Book9.434.977.255.99
Net Income$1.08B$445.11M$805.41M$265.29M
7 Day Performance0.37%0.65%0.91%2.53%
1 Month Performance-8.10%-4.13%-0.23%0.92%
1 Year Performance-27.54%10.54%24,328.77%18.70%

CDW Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CDW
CDW
4.5962 of 5 stars
$166.46
-0.3%
$202.00
+21.4%
-27.3%$21.89B$21.00B17.5615,100News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ADI
Analog Devices
4.7488 of 5 stars
$231.55
0.0%
$258.89
+11.8%
+10.4%$114.91B$9.43B63.0924,000Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
DIOD
Diodes
1.9358 of 5 stars
$52.75
flat
$55.00
+4.3%
-21.1%$2.45B$1.31B38.508,593Analyst Downgrade
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.667 of 5 stars
$232.01
+1.4%
$256.05
+10.4%
-7.0%$58.49B$12.12B27.6533,100Positive News
TRMB
Trimble
3.9262 of 5 stars
$82.80
+0.7%
$90.50
+9.3%
+44.9%$19.70B$3.68B71.3812,100Positive News
APH
Amphenol
4.2872 of 5 stars
$111.13
+1.8%
$104.92
-5.6%
+62.3%$135.68B$15.22B44.28125,000Positive News
Insider Trade
ARW
Arrow Electronics
4.2262 of 5 stars
$123.61
-0.1%
$115.75
-6.4%
-2.4%$6.37B$27.92B13.9821,520News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.3886 of 5 stars
$166.49
+0.7%
$179.22
+7.6%
+23.5%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700
KEYS
Keysight Technologies
4.3918 of 5 stars
$164.73
+0.8%
$187.50
+13.8%
+7.6%$28.35B$4.98B38.6715,500Earnings Report
SNX
TD SYNNEX
4.8661 of 5 stars
$147.46
0.0%
$149.30
+1.2%
+23.1%$12.16B$58.45B17.2323,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.7045 of 5 stars
$203.65
+0.5%
$197.55
-3.0%
+33.8%$60.17B$15.85B42.1687,000News Coverage
Positive News
Ex-Dividend
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This page (NASDAQ:CDW) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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