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CNXN vs. AVT, INGM, NSIT, PLUS, and SCSC

Should you buy PC Connection stock or one of its competitors? PC Connection's main competitors and comparable companies include Avnet (AVT), Ingram Micro (INGM), Insight Enterprises (NSIT), ePlus (PLUS), and ScanSource (SCSC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "technology distributors" industry.

How does PC Connection compare to Avnet?

PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) and Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Avnet had 18 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Avnet and 4 mentions for PC Connection. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat PC Connection's score of 0.49 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PC Connection
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Avnet
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

PC Connection has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. PC Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PC Connection$2.99B0.67$83.72M$3.7821.00
Avnet$27.63B0.26$334.39M$3.9922.02

Avnet has a consensus price target of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.13%. Given Avnet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avnet 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Avnet
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.21%. PC Connection's return on equity of 10.90% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PC Connection3.21% 10.90% 7.29%
Avnet 1.21%9.57%3.47%

PC Connection pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. PC Connection pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avnet pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PC Connection has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Avnet has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Avnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

42.8% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of PC Connection shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avnet beats PC Connection on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PC Connection compare to Ingram Micro?

Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Ingram Micro has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.77%. Ingram Micro's return on equity of 18.07% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ingram Micro0.77% 18.07% 3.67%
PC Connection 3.21%10.90%7.29%

In the previous week, Ingram Micro and Ingram Micro both had 4 articles in the media. Ingram Micro's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat PC Connection's score of 0.49 indicating that Ingram Micro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

42.8% of PC Connection shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of PC Connection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PC Connection pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ingram Micro pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PC Connection pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PC Connection has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Ingram Micro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ingram Micro presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.52%. Given Ingram Micro's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ingram Micro
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
PC Connection
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

Ingram Micro has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PC Connection, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ingram Micro$52.56B0.12$327.88M$1.8314.79
PC Connection$2.99B0.67$83.72M$3.7821.00

Summary

Ingram Micro and PC Connection tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PC Connection compare to Insight Enterprises?

PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) and Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Insight Enterprises and 4 mentions for PC Connection. Insight Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat PC Connection's score of 0.49 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Insight Enterprises
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

PC Connection has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

42.8% of PC Connection shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of PC Connection shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Insight Enterprises has a consensus target price of $147.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.26%. Given Insight Enterprises' higher possible 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Insight Enterprises' net margin of 2.45%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PC Connection3.21% 10.90% 7.29%
Insight Enterprises 2.45%22.70%3.71%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PC Connection$2.99B0.67$83.72M$3.7821.00
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.53$157.35M$6.8321.87

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats PC Connection on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PC Connection compare to ePlus?

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

ePlus pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PC Connection pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ePlus pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PC Connection pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PC Connection has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, ePlus had 1 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ePlus and 4 mentions for PC Connection. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat PC Connection's score of 0.49 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ePlus
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
PC Connection
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

93.8% of ePlus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of PC Connection shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of ePlus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of PC Connection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ePlus$2.44B0.94$132.64M$4.5719.33
PC Connection$2.99B0.67$83.72M$3.7821.00

ePlus has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

ePlus has a net margin of 4.91% compared to PC Connection's net margin of 3.21%. ePlus' return on equity of 11.51% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ePlus4.91% 11.51% 6.73%
PC Connection 3.21%10.90%7.29%

Summary

ePlus beats PC Connection on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PC Connection compare to ScanSource?

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

In the previous week, ScanSource had 24 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for ScanSource and 4 mentions for PC Connection. ScanSource's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat PC Connection's score of 0.49 indicating that ScanSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ScanSource
10 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PC Connection
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ScanSource presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.11%. Given ScanSource's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ScanSource is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ScanSource
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
PC Connection
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

97.9% of ScanSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of ScanSource shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of PC Connection shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ScanSource$3.04B0.40$71.55M$3.3018.12
PC Connection$2.99B0.67$83.72M$3.7821.00

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.21% compared to ScanSource's net margin of 2.38%. PC Connection's return on equity of 10.90% beat ScanSource's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ScanSource2.38% 9.35% 4.82%
PC Connection 3.21%10.90%7.29%

ScanSource has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CNXN vs. The Competition

MetricPC ConnectionElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.00B$8.68B$29.33B$12.76B
Dividend Yield1.02%2.24%2.74%10.29%
P/E Ratio21.0029.6672.7224.06
Price / Sales0.6745.84596.6097.53
Price / Cash19.8332.7051.0552.73
Price / Book2.105.409.476.18
Net Income$83.72M$201.93M$677.25M$347.71M
7 Day Performance-1.96%-3.67%-2.30%-0.70%
1 Month Performance-0.50%1.11%2.63%2.05%
1 Year Performance27.89%825.96%192.22%20.00%

PC Connection Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNXN
PC Connection
3.3136 of 5 stars
$79.38
+1.8%
N/A+23.4%$2.00B$2.99B21.002,525
AVT
Avnet
4.5937 of 5 stars
$93.40
-5.3%
$93.25
-0.2%
+65.1%$7.66B$27.63B23.4114,869
INGM
Ingram Micro
4.834 of 5 stars
$27.84
-0.5%
$31.00
+11.3%
+39.8%$6.42B$52.56B15.2222,200
NSIT
Insight Enterprises
3.1743 of 5 stars
$149.24
0.0%
$147.50
-1.2%
+11.7%$4.38B$8.25B21.8514,505
PLUS
ePlus
2.8433 of 5 stars
$86.14
-0.7%
N/A+19.8%$2.25B$2.44B18.852,148

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This page (NASDAQ:CNXN) was last updated on 8/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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