Arrow Electronics (ARW) Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVT or ARW?

Arrow Electronics received 419 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Arrow Electronics an outperform vote while only 23.08% of users gave Avnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avnet	Outperform Votes 9 23.08%	Underperform Votes 30 76.92%
Arrow Electronics	Outperform Votes 428 68.92%	Underperform Votes 193 31.08%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVT or ARW?

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Avnet. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arrow Electronics, 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
Avnet	$26.54B	0.16	$770.83M	$7.24	6.43
Arrow Electronics	$33.11B	0.20	$903.51M	$15.79	7.73

Which has more volatility and risk, AVT or ARW?

Avnet has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVT or ARW?

95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Avnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AVT or ARW more profitable?

Arrow Electronics has a net margin of 2.73% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.62%. Avnet's return on equity of 17.22% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avnet	2.62%	13.60%	5.20%
Arrow Electronics	2.73%	17.22%	4.70%

Do analysts prefer AVT or ARW?

Avnet currently has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.23%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.44%. Given Avnet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than Avnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Arrow Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer AVT or ARW?

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 6 mentions for Avnet. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Arrow Electronics' score of 0.44 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Arrow Electronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats Avnet on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.