CDW (CDW) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CDW or ADI?

93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CDW or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 33 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Analog Devices and 4 mentions for CDW. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CDW's score of 0.54 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	30 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CDW or ADI?

CDW presently has a consensus price target of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.73%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $275.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. Given CDW's higher possible 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CDW or ADI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDW	$21.88B	0.94	$1.08B	$8.05	19.49
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.42	$1.64B	$3.92	60.70

Is CDW or ADI a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CDW or ADI?

CDW has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDW or ADI more profitable?

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
CDW	4.92%	53.63%	8.58%
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%

Summary

Analog Devices beats CDW on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.