DXP Enterprises (DXPE) Competitors $80.21 -0.29 (-0.36%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.22 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 03:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DXPE vs. MSM, RUSHA, HEES, MRC, WLFC, BXC, TITN, ACET, GWW, and FASTShould you be buying DXP Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DXP Enterprises include MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), MRC Global (MRC), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), Adicet Bio (ACET), W.W. Grainger (GWW), and Fastenal (FAST). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. DXP Enterprises vs. Its Competitors MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises H&E Equipment Services MRC Global Willis Lease Finance BlueLinx Titan Machinery Adicet Bio W.W. Grainger Fastenal MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM) and DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, MSM or DXPE? MSC Industrial Direct has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, MSM or DXPE? MSC Industrial Direct has higher revenue and earnings than DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Industrial Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMSC Industrial Direct$3.75B1.22$258.59M$3.7921.68DXP Enterprises$1.87B0.67$68.81M$4.8116.68 Is MSM or DXPE more profitable? MSC Industrial Direct has a net margin of 6.21% compared to DXP Enterprises' net margin of 3.75%. DXP Enterprises' return on equity of 18.74% beat MSC Industrial Direct's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MSC Industrial Direct6.21% 17.80% 10.02% DXP Enterprises 3.75%18.74%6.05% Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSM or DXPE? 79.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of MSC Industrial Direct shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSM or DXPE? MSC Industrial Direct received 134 more outperform votes than DXP Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.24% of users gave DXP Enterprises an outperform vote while only 52.49% of users gave MSC Industrial Direct an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMSC Industrial DirectOutperform Votes40152.49% Underperform Votes36347.51% DXP EnterprisesOutperform Votes26761.24% Underperform Votes16938.76% Do analysts recommend MSM or DXPE? MSC Industrial Direct currently has a consensus target price of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.66%. DXP Enterprises has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Given DXP Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DXP Enterprises is more favorable than MSC Industrial Direct.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MSC Industrial Direct 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50DXP Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to MSM or DXPE? In the previous week, DXP Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than MSC Industrial Direct. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DXP Enterprises and 1 mentions for MSC Industrial Direct. MSC Industrial Direct's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat DXP Enterprises' score of 1.10 indicating that MSC Industrial Direct is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSC Industrial Direct 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive DXP Enterprises 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMSC Industrial Direct and DXP Enterprises tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DXP Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DXPE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DXPE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DXPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDXP EnterprisesIndustrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.26B$1.65B$7.80B$8.63BDividend YieldN/A3.98%4.56%4.18%P/E Ratio20.6717.8525.4620.06Price / Sales0.670.64110.30157.10Price / Cash14.549.5926.8434.64Price / Book3.412.874.244.70Net Income$68.81M$104.20M$807.24M$247.88M7 Day Performance-0.96%2.86%1.39%2.63%1 Month Performance-7.99%4.98%9.55%6.36%1 Year Performance64.16%2.82%26.31%14.05% DXP Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DXPEDXP Enterprises3.9565 of 5 stars$80.21-0.4%$95.00+18.4%+66.2%$1.26B$1.87B20.672,490Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.522 of 5 stars$79.90-1.6%$86.00+7.6%-1.3%$4.45B$3.75B19.076,990Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.5947 of 5 stars$49.05-1.2%$61.00+24.4%+19.2%$3.82B$7.78B13.158,040Positive NewsHEESH&E Equipment Services4.4571 of 5 stars$94.67-0.6%$71.33-24.6%N/A$3.47B$1.46B24.032,380Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMRCMRC Global3.306 of 5 stars$12.21-1.6%$15.00+22.9%+4.2%$1.05B$2.95B14.032,800Positive NewsWLFCWillis Lease Finance2.624 of 5 stars$134.52+0.1%N/A+134.8%$1.03B$607.87M9.53240News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBXCBlueLinx4.0096 of 5 stars$64.64-3.4%$110.00+70.2%-26.3%$518.54M$2.94B10.532,100Positive NewsTITNTitan Machinery4.0878 of 5 stars$18.51-0.9%$21.00+13.5%+15.7%$427.32M$2.67B13.812,290Positive NewsACETAdicet Bio2.2083 of 5 stars$0.75+4.3%$7.50+901.3%-39.2%$61.95M$24.99M-0.4490News CoverageShort Interest ↑Gap UpGWWW.W. Grainger3.5356 of 5 stars$1,073.61-1.3%$1,123.13+4.6%+19.7%$51.58B$17.24B27.7326,000Positive NewsFASTFastenal4.3891 of 5 stars$40.91-1.0%$40.40-1.2%+34.8%$46.93B$7.61B20.3522,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSC Industrial Direct Alternatives Rush Enterprises Alternatives H&E Equipment Services Alternatives MRC Global Alternatives Willis Lease Finance Alternatives BlueLinx Alternatives Titan Machinery Alternatives Adicet Bio Alternatives W.W. 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