RBC Bearings (ROLL) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) and Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ROLL or FERG?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. Ferguson 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	8.33	$59.60M	$2.06	159.50
Ferguson	$29.90B	1.14	$1.74B	$8.13	20.90

Is ROLL or FERG more profitable?

Ferguson has a net margin of 5.68% compared to RBC Bearings' net margin of 0.00%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ferguson	5.68%	34.63%	11.73%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROLL or FERG?

Ferguson received 71 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.97% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 121 100.00%
Ferguson	Outperform Votes 71 47.97%	Underperform Votes 77 52.03%

Do analysts rate ROLL or FERG?

Ferguson has a consensus price target of $199.38, indicating a potential upside of 17.36%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ferguson 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
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROLL or FERG?

82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ROLL or FERG?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ROLL or FERG?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 40 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Ferguson and 2 mentions for RBC Bearings. Ferguson's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat RBC Bearings' score of 0.00 indicating that Ferguson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ferguson	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ferguson beats RBC Bearings on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.