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NSIT vs. ARW, AVT, INGM, PLUS, and CNXN

Should you buy Insight Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? Insight Enterprises's main competitors and comparable companies include Arrow Electronics (ARW), Avnet (AVT), Ingram Micro (INGM), ePlus (PLUS), and PC Connection (CNXN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "technology distributors" industry.

How does Insight Enterprises compare to Arrow Electronics?

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) and Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 6 more articles in the media than Insight Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 9 mentions for Insight Enterprises. Insight Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Arrow Electronics' score of 1.15 indicating that Insight Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Insight Enterprises
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $233.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.82%. Insight Enterprises has a consensus price target of $147.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.37%. Given Arrow Electronics' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Arrow Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Insight Enterprises has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.26%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Arrow Electronics2.26% 13.41% 2.83%
Insight Enterprises 2.45%22.70%3.71%

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Insight Enterprises. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Arrow Electronics$30.85B0.36$571.27M$15.6513.82
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.57$157.35M$6.8323.57

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats Arrow Electronics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Insight Enterprises compare to Avnet?

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Insight Enterprises. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.57$157.35M$6.8323.57
Avnet$27.63B0.27$334.39M$3.9923.07

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises and Insight Enterprises both had 9 articles in the media. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Insight Enterprises' score of 1.26 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insight Enterprises
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Avnet
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Insight Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Avnet has a consensus price target of $93.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.29%. Given Avnet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avnet is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Avnet
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Insight Enterprises has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.21%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises2.45% 22.70% 3.71%
Avnet 1.21%9.57%3.47%

Summary

Avnet beats Insight Enterprises on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Insight Enterprises compare to Ingram Micro?

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingram Micro has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the broader market.

Insight Enterprises has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.77%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises2.45% 22.70% 3.71%
Ingram Micro 0.77%18.07%3.67%

Insight Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Ingram Micro has a consensus target price of $30.88, suggesting a potential upside of 7.13%. Given Ingram Micro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Ingram Micro
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

Ingram Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Insight Enterprises. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.57$157.35M$6.8323.57
Ingram Micro$52.56B0.13$327.88M$1.8315.75

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises had 2 more articles in the media than Ingram Micro. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Insight Enterprises and 7 mentions for Ingram Micro. Insight Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ingram Micro's score of 1.22 indicating that Insight Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insight Enterprises
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ingram Micro
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats Ingram Micro on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Insight Enterprises compare to ePlus?

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

ePlus has a net margin of 4.91% compared to Insight Enterprises' net margin of 2.45%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat ePlus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises2.45% 22.70% 3.71%
ePlus 4.91%11.51%6.73%

93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ePlus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ePlus has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than ePlus. ePlus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.57$157.35M$6.8323.57
ePlus$2.44B0.98$132.64M$4.5720.15

In the previous week, ePlus had 2 more articles in the media than Insight Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ePlus and 9 mentions for Insight Enterprises. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Insight Enterprises' score of 1.26 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insight Enterprises
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ePlus
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Insight Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Given Insight Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Insight Enterprises is more favorable than ePlus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
ePlus
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats ePlus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Insight Enterprises compare to PC Connection?

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PC Connection has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Insight Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Given Insight Enterprises' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Insight Enterprises is more favorable than PC Connection.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insight Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
PC Connection
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than PC Connection. PC Connection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insight Enterprises$8.25B0.57$157.35M$6.8323.57
PC Connection$2.87B0.74$83.72M$3.7822.31

42.9% of PC Connection shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of PC Connection shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PC Connection has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Insight Enterprises' net margin of 2.45%. Insight Enterprises' return on equity of 22.70% beat PC Connection's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises2.45% 22.70% 3.71%
PC Connection 3.21%10.90%7.29%

In the previous week, Insight Enterprises had 2 more articles in the media than PC Connection. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Insight Enterprises and 7 mentions for PC Connection. Insight Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat PC Connection's score of 0.97 indicating that Insight Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insight Enterprises
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PC Connection
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats PC Connection on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NSIT vs. The Competition

MetricInsight EnterprisesElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.72B$8.90B$29.97B$12.89B
Dividend YieldN/A2.23%2.73%9.13%
P/E Ratio23.5724.1076.1925.45
Price / Sales0.5741.12593.83100.83
Price / Cash11.7131.1846.8435.62
Price / Book3.024.757.836.39
Net Income$157.35M$204.40M$704.49M$358.69M
7 Day Performance2.52%-0.51%-0.80%0.22%
1 Month Performance7.81%-3.50%-1.46%-0.10%
1 Year Performance26.07%814.02%186.44%14.04%

Insight Enterprises Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NSIT
Insight Enterprises
3.5869 of 5 stars
$160.98
flat
$147.50
-8.4%
+26.1%$4.72B$8.25B23.5714,505
ARW
Arrow Electronics
4.6075 of 5 stars
$204.13
+0.1%
$233.25
+14.3%
+69.8%$10.38B$30.85B13.0422,230
AVT
Avnet
4.355 of 5 stars
$89.56
+1.0%
$93.25
+4.1%
+71.2%$7.27B$27.63B22.4515,040
INGM
Ingram Micro
4.2968 of 5 stars
$28.36
-1.2%
$30.88
+8.9%
+43.9%$6.62B$52.56B15.5022,200
PLUS
ePlus
2.5724 of 5 stars
$87.97
+0.8%
N/A+30.0%$2.28B$2.44B19.252,148

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