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FERG vs. TEL, USFD, WSO.B, PFGC, CNM, REZI, SITE, INGM, AVT, and GMS

Should you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include TE Connectivity (TEL), US Foods (USFD), Watsco (WSO.B), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), Resideo Technologies (REZI), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), and GMS (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Ferguson vs. Its Competitors

Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

TE Connectivity has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ferguson$30.76B1.48$700M$9.3424.85
TE Connectivity$16.58B3.94$3.19B$4.8345.78

TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.03%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.21% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ferguson6.03% 35.21% 11.59%
TE Connectivity 8.78%20.22%10.61%

Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ferguson pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity pays out 58.8% 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.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 9 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Ferguson and 25 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ferguson's score of 0.34 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ferguson
13 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
TE Connectivity
22 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ferguson currently has a consensus price target of $235.71, suggesting a potential upside of 1.57%. TE Connectivity has a consensus price target of $216.73, suggesting a potential downside of 1.98%. Given Ferguson's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ferguson is more favorable than TE Connectivity.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ferguson
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
TE Connectivity
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ferguson and TE Connectivity tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FERG vs. The Competition

MetricFergusonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$45.51B$13.14B$7.84B$21.95B
Dividend Yield1.43%24.41%4.57%3.56%
P/E Ratio24.8421.55302.1729.65
Price / Sales1.487.421,305.68100.18
Price / Cash19.4017.9028.1818.33
Price / Book7.854.394.924.61
Net Income$700M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.48%2.48%1.57%0.14%
1 Month Performance-2.72%3.73%5.23%2.28%
1 Year PerformanceN/A24.95%30.41%13.86%

Ferguson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FERG
Ferguson
3.0692 of 5 stars
$231.85
-1.1%
$235.71
+1.7%
N/A$45.49B$30.76B24.8335,000Analyst Upgrade
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.7406 of 5 stars
$217.16
+1.3%
$202.91
-6.6%
+53.5%$63.37B$15.85B44.9687,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
USFD
US Foods
4.431 of 5 stars
$76.57
+0.1%
$81.27
+6.1%
+23.2%$17.23B$37.88B32.7230,000
WSO.B
Watsco
N/A$401.77
-7.6%
N/A-14.6%$16.32B$7.62B30.817,280News Coverage
Gap Down
PFGC
Performance Food Group
4.2555 of 5 stars
$104.32
+1.3%
$111.00
+6.4%
+29.1%$16.12B$63.30B48.0743,000Analyst Downgrade
CNM
Core & Main
4.1302 of 5 stars
$52.78
+3.3%
$59.60
+12.9%
+20.0%$10.08B$7.44B23.565,700
REZI
Resideo Technologies
3.7991 of 5 stars
$41.33
+1.3%
$34.67
-16.1%
+118.3%$6.07B$6.76B-7.5714,600
SITE
SiteOne Landscape Supply
3.4452 of 5 stars
$129.08
+0.5%
$150.50
+16.6%
-13.2%$5.73B$4.54B47.118,760News Coverage
INGM
Ingram Micro
3.9568 of 5 stars
$20.89
+1.8%
$25.79
+23.5%
N/A$4.82B$50.18B18.0023,500
AVT
Avnet
4.3932 of 5 stars
$51.94
+0.7%
$49.00
-5.7%
-3.1%$4.30B$22.20B19.0314,869
GMS
GMS
0.9032 of 5 stars
$109.96
0.0%
$101.11
-8.0%
+21.2%$4.20B$5.48B42.297,113

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This page (NYSE:FERG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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