FERG vs. TEL, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, AVT, INGM, GMS, and REZI
Should you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include TE Connectivity (TEL), Watsco (WSO.B), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Avnet (AVT), Ingram Micro (INGM), GMS (GMS), and Resideo Technologies (REZI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Ferguson vs.
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.
91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson 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.
In the previous week, Ferguson had 5 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Ferguson and 36 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Ferguson's score of 0.66 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TE Connectivity pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 40.8% 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. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Ferguson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TE Connectivity presently has a consensus price target of $159.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.01%. Ferguson has a consensus price target of $199.38, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Ferguson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than TE Connectivity.
TE Connectivity has a net margin of 12.10% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.
TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ferguson. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TE Connectivity received 593 more outperform votes than Ferguson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.38% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 47.97% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FERG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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