Ferguson (FERG) Competitors $229.91 +0.22 (+0.10%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$229.86 -0.05 (-0.02%) As of 09/3/2025 05:48 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FERG vs. FBIN, ITT, TEL, USFD, WSO.B, PFGC, CNM, SITE, REZI, and INGMShould you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), TE Connectivity (TEL), US Foods (USFD), Watsco (WSO.B), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Resideo Technologies (REZI), and Ingram Micro (INGM). Ferguson vs. Its Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations ITT TE Connectivity US Foods Watsco Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Resideo Technologies Ingram Micro Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is FERG or FBIN more profitable? Fortune Brands Innovations has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat Fortune Brands Innovations' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ferguson5.68% 34.63% 11.73% Fortune Brands Innovations 8.75%19.85%7.13% Is FERG or FBIN a better dividend stock? Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Fortune Brands Innovations pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ferguson pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortune Brands Innovations pays out 31.4% 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. Fortune Brands Innovations has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Fortune Brands Innovations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate FERG or FBIN? Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $220.64, suggesting a potential downside of 4.03%. Fortune Brands Innovations has a consensus price target of $75.45, suggesting a potential upside of 32.08%. Given Fortune Brands Innovations' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fortune Brands Innovations is more favorable than Ferguson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Fortune Brands Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the media prefer FERG or FBIN? In the previous week, Ferguson had 38 more articles in the media than Fortune Brands Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Ferguson and 11 mentions for Fortune Brands Innovations. Fortune Brands Innovations' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Ferguson's score of 0.70 indicating that Fortune Brands Innovations is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferguson 27 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortune Brands Innovations 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or FBIN? Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Fortune Brands Innovations. Fortune Brands Innovations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFerguson$30.21B1.50$1.74B$8.0228.67Fortune Brands Innovations$4.61B1.49$471.90M$3.1817.96 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FERG or FBIN? 82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are owned by company 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. Which has more volatility and risk, FERG or FBIN? Ferguson has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortune Brands Innovations has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFerguson beats Fortune Brands Innovations on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ferguson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FERG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 FERG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFergusonHardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$45.33B$22.67B$7.67B$9.76BDividend Yield1.42%1.42%4.55%4.49%P/E Ratio27.6013.80307.4326.60Price / Sales1.501.50212.62158.84Price / Cash15.7115.7127.7628.92Price / Book8.278.274.106.56Net Income$1.74B$1.74B$798.53M$266.04M7 Day Performance-1.73%-0.86%-0.67%-0.89%1 Month Performance2.03%1.01%0.80%4.34%1 Year Performance17.53%8.77%28.37%24.06% Ferguson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FERGFerguson2.5881 of 5 stars$229.91+0.1%$220.64-4.0%+13.5%$45.33B$30.21B27.6035,000FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6968 of 5 stars$59.96-2.5%$75.91+26.6%-26.1%$7.20B$4.61B18.8611,000Positive NewsITTITT4.5165 of 5 stars$169.63-0.7%$179.22+5.7%+26.8%$13.23B$3.63B26.6711,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTELTE Connectivity4.713 of 5 stars$205.08+0.0%$197.55-3.7%+38.5%$60.60B$16.58B42.4687,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeUSFDUS Foods4.4137 of 5 stars$77.42-0.8%$80.55+4.0%+31.3%$17.43B$38.65B33.0930,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WSO.BWatscoN/A$415.19-5.1%N/A-16.1%$16.84B$7.62B31.847,280News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumePFGCPerformance Food Group4.4083 of 5 stars$101.72-0.2%$106.00+4.2%+41.2%$15.92B$63.30B46.8843,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeCNMCore & Main2.2579 of 5 stars$64.40-1.7%$60.00-6.8%+37.9%$12.70B$7.44B29.955,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.0609 of 5 stars$144.64-1.8%$147.00+1.6%+6.2%$6.45B$4.62B52.798,760Positive NewsREZIResideo Technologies3.24 of 5 stars$34.45+1.3%$28.00-18.7%+76.8%$5.12B$6.76B-6.3114,600Positive NewsInsider TradeINGMIngram Micro4.2258 of 5 stars$19.68-2.3%$25.79+31.0%N/A$4.62B$47.98B16.9723,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors ITT Competitors TE Connectivity Competitors US Foods Competitors Watsco Competitors Performance Food Group Competitors Core & Main Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FERG) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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