CDW (CDW) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ADI or CDW?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ADI or CDW a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% 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 pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate ADI or CDW?

Analog Devices currently has a consensus target price of $257.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. CDW has a consensus target price of $211.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CDW is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ADI or CDW?

Analog Devices has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.66	$1.64B	$3.67	65.51
CDW	$21.33B	1.09	$1.08B	$8.07	21.78

Is ADI or CDW more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.10%. CDW's return on equity of 54.90% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%
CDW	5.10%	54.90%	8.75%

Which has more volatility & risk, ADI or CDW?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADI or CDW?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 14 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Analog Devices and 17 mentions for CDW. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat CDW's score of 0.81 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CDW	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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