Ferguson (FERG) Competitors $227.38 +4.33 (+1.94%) Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$227.67 +0.29 (+0.13%) As of 06:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FERG vs. FBIN, ITT, TEL, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, and AVTShould 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), Watsco (WSO.B), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), and Avnet (AVT). Ferguson vs. Its Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations ITT TE Connectivity Watsco US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer FERG or FBIN? In the previous week, Ferguson had 31 more articles in the media than Fortune Brands Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Ferguson and 8 mentions for Fortune Brands Innovations. Fortune Brands Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Ferguson's score of 0.80 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 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortune Brands Innovations 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in FERG or FBIN? 82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FERG or FBIN a better dividend stock? Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 29.3% 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. Is FERG or FBIN more profitable? Fortune Brands Innovations has a net margin of 9.42% 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 9.42%20.96%7.50% Do analysts recommend FERG or FBIN? Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $220.64, indicating a potential downside of 2.96%. Fortune Brands Innovations has a consensus price target of $77.27, indicating a potential upside of 37.45%. Given Fortune Brands Innovations' higher possible 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 Which has more volatility & risk, FERG or FBIN? Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortune Brands Innovations has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$30.21B1.48$1.74B$8.0228.35Fortune Brands Innovations$4.61B1.47$471.90M$3.4116.49 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FERG 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 FERG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFergusonHardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$44.83B$22.42B$7.65B$9.42BDividend Yield1.49%1.49%4.55%3.99%P/E Ratio27.3013.6525.6920.08Price / Sales1.481.48101.7984.07Price / Cash15.7115.7127.8458.45Price / Book8.188.184.455.83Net Income$1.74B$1.74B$795.63M$258.27M7 Day Performance3.77%1.88%1.64%2.69%1 Month Performance3.63%1.82%6.80%12.91%1 Year Performance9.14%4.57%31.87%21.81% Ferguson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FERGFerguson2.753 of 5 stars$227.38+1.9%$220.64-3.0%+7.2%$44.83B$30.21B27.3035,000FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0831 of 5 stars$54.29+0.5%$77.00+41.8%-21.2%$6.53B$4.53B15.9211,000Dividend AnnouncementITTITT4.5338 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+12.8%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTELTE Connectivity4.6093 of 5 stars$176.29-0.5%$173.30-1.7%+33.3%$52.28B$15.85B38.7587,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpWSO.BWatscoN/A$469.43+7.3%N/A+10.2%$19.02B$7.58B36.087,280Gap UpUSFDUS Foods4.3807 of 5 stars$81.97+1.8%$77.42-5.6%+59.1%$18.96B$37.88B37.6030,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.3363 of 5 stars$97.43+2.8%$100.31+3.0%+47.1%$15.21B$61.55B40.5937,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCNMCore & Main2.3681 of 5 stars$61.20-0.6%$60.00-2.0%+22.0%$12.06B$7.44B28.465,700Insider TradeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.8779 of 5 stars$127.19-1.6%$145.70+14.6%-5.9%$5.70B$4.54B50.678,760Upcoming EarningsINGMIngram Micro1.9449 of 5 stars$20.55-1.3%$25.71+25.1%N/A$4.83B$48.93B0.0023,500AVTAvnet4.5708 of 5 stars$55.83-0.3%$49.00-12.2%+3.6%$4.68B$23.76B15.6415,462News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors ITT Competitors TE Connectivity Competitors Watsco Competitors US Foods Competitors Performance Food Group Competitors Core & Main Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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