RBC Bearings (ROLL) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ROLL or GWW?

80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ROLL or GWW?

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 24 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 0 mentions for RBC Bearings. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat RBC Bearings' score of 0.00 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	Neutral
W.W. Grainger	Positive

Do analysts rate ROLL or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has a consensus target price of $1,080.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given W.W. Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
W.W. Grainger	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Is ROLL or GWW more profitable?

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 10.99% compared to RBC Bearings' net margin of 0.00%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 49.63% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
W.W. Grainger	10.99%	49.63%	21.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, ROLL or GWW?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROLL or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. W.W. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBC Bearings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings	$1.14B	10.09	$59.60M	$2.06	193.11
W.W. Grainger	$17.17B	2.78	$1.91B	$39.41	25.33

Summary

W.W. Grainger beats RBC Bearings on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.