PC Connection (CNXN) Competitors

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) are both technology distributors companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARW or CNXN?

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.2% of PC Connection shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ARW or CNXN?

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $115.75, suggesting a potential downside of 3.54%. Given Arrow Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arrow Electronics	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
PC Connection	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARW or CNXN?

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PC Connection, 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
Arrow Electronics	$27.92B	0.22	$392.07M	$8.84	13.58
PC Connection	$2.80B	0.57	$87.10M	$3.28	19.09

Is ARW or CNXN more profitable?

PC Connection has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 1.64%. PC Connection's return on equity of 9.74% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arrow Electronics	1.64%	8.37%	2.30%
PC Connection	2.97%	9.74%	6.82%

Does the media refer more to ARW or CNXN?

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 9 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 4 mentions for PC Connection. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat PC Connection's score of 1.03 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PC Connection	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ARW or CNXN?

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats PC Connection on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.