RBC Bearings (ROLL) Competitors

Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) and RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, FERG or ROLL?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FERG or ROLL?

82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of RBC Bearings 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 better earnings & valuation, FERG or ROLL?

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
Ferguson	$30.21B	1.45	$1.74B	$8.02	27.78
RBC Bearings	$1.14B	9.81	$59.60M	$2.06	187.85

Is FERG or ROLL 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
Ferguson	5.68%	34.63%	11.73%
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate FERG or ROLL?

Ferguson currently has a consensus target price of $222.60, suggesting a potential downside of 0.09%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer FERG or ROLL?

In the previous week, Ferguson had 27 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ferguson and 1 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ferguson's score of 0.61 indicating that RBC Bearings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBC Bearings	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ferguson beats RBC Bearings on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.