PC Connection (CNXN) Competitors

PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) and Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNXN or NSIT?

PC Connection has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNXN or NSIT?

42.9% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 55.2% of PC Connection shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNXN or NSIT more profitable?

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.04% compared to Insight Enterprises' net margin of 2.26%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 18.50% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PC Connection	3.04%	9.95%	6.93%
Insight Enterprises	2.26%	18.50%	4.30%

Do analysts rate CNXN or NSIT?

Insight Enterprises has a consensus price target of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.29%. Given Insight Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Insight Enterprises is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PC Connection	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Insight Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer CNXN or NSIT?

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises had 3 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Insight Enterprises and 4 mentions for PC Connection. Insight Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat PC Connection's score of 0.95 indicating that Insight Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PC Connection	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Insight Enterprises	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CNXN or NSIT?

Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. PC Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, 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
PC Connection	$2.80B	0.59	$87.10M	$3.30	19.87
Insight Enterprises	$8.70B	0.51	$249.69M	$5.00	27.88

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats PC Connection on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.