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Should you buy Arrow Electronics stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Arrow Electronics with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Arrow Electronics include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Avnet (AVT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), and Littelfuse (LFUS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Arrow Electronics compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 10.00% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.17%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 17.99% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arrow Electronics	2.17%	11.40%	2.64%
Advanced Energy Industries	10.00%	17.99%	9.60%

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, 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
Arrow Electronics	$30.85B	0.35	$571.27M	$13.98	15.32
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.80B	7.29	$148.40M	$4.75	72.55

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 9 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 9 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Arrow Electronics' score of 0.95 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Energy Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $214.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $358.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

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
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Arrow Electronics on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arrow Electronics compare to Avnet?

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

Arrow Electronics has a net margin of 2.17% compared to Avnet's net margin of 0.86%. Arrow Electronics' return on equity of 11.40% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arrow Electronics	2.17%	11.40%	2.64%
Avnet	0.86%	7.07%	2.73%

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avnet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Avnet. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, 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
Arrow Electronics	$30.85B	0.35	$571.27M	$13.98	15.32
Avnet	$24.96B	0.28	$240.22M	$2.57	33.72

In the previous week, Avnet had 1 more articles in the media than Arrow Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Avnet and 18 mentions for Arrow Electronics. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Avnet's score of 0.68 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $214.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Avnet has a consensus price target of $89.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Given Avnet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avnet is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

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
Avnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats Avnet on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arrow Electronics compare to Alphabet?

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $214.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $407.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.69%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

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
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	47 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.17%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arrow Electronics	2.17%	11.40%	2.64%
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Arrow Electronics. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, 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
Arrow Electronics	$30.85B	0.35	$571.27M	$13.98	15.32
Alphabet	$402.84B	12.06	$132.17B	$13.11	30.59

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 164 more articles in the media than Arrow Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 182 mentions for Alphabet and 18 mentions for Arrow Electronics. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Arrow Electronics' score of 0.95 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	124 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Arrow Electronics compare to Kulicke and Soffa Industries?

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $59.25, suggesting a potential downside of 43.08%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus price target of $214.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Given Arrow Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kulicke and Soffa Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Arrow Electronics	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.17%. Arrow Electronics' return on equity of 11.40% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kulicke and Soffa Industries	7.16%	7.29%	5.38%
Arrow Electronics	2.17%	11.40%	2.64%

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, 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
Kulicke and Soffa Industries	$654.08M	8.33	$210K	$1.04	100.09
Arrow Electronics	$30.85B	0.35	$571.27M	$13.98	15.32

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 6 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 12 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 0.84 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kulicke and Soffa Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arrow Electronics compare to Littelfuse?

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Littelfuse currently has a consensus price target of $436.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.07%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus price target of $214.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Given Arrow Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arrow Electronics is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arrow Electronics	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Arrow Electronics has a net margin of 2.17% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -1.61%. Littelfuse's return on equity of 11.62% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	-1.61%	11.62%	7.39%
Arrow Electronics	2.17%	11.40%	2.64%

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Littelfuse. Littelfuse 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
Littelfuse	$2.39B	4.87	-$71.70M	-$1.69	N/A
Arrow Electronics	$30.85B	0.35	$571.27M	$13.98	15.32

In the previous week, Arrow Electronics had 5 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Arrow Electronics and 13 mentions for Littelfuse. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.92 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arrow Electronics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arrow Electronics beats Littelfuse on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ARW vs. The Competition

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Metric	Arrow Electronics	ELEC PARTS DIST Industry	Computer Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$10.83B	$7.15B	$39.21B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.24%	3.20%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	15.32	28.07	166.73	30.78
Price / Sales	0.35	1.75	629.94	95.02
Price / Cash	14.72	21.26	49.49	25.31
Price / Book	1.61	1.68	10.31	4.67
Net Income	$571.27M	$271.57M	$1.03B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	9.94%	5.77%	-0.44%	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	26.99%	16.90%	8.02%	1.42%
1 Year Performance	77.64%	58.27%	164.05%	24.64%

Arrow Electronics Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ARW Arrow Electronics	4.6638 of 5 stars	$214.21 +1.1%	$214.50 +0.1%	+77.6%	$10.83B	$30.85B	15.32	22,230	Analyst Upgrade Buyback Announcement
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries	4.3689 of 5 stars	$387.03 -0.5%	$322.50 -16.7%	+189.8%	$14.72B	$1.80B	101.32	13,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
AVT Avnet	4.8446 of 5 stars	$80.42 -0.1%	$77.50 -3.6%	+67.1%	$6.59B	$22.20B	31.29	14,869	Analyst Upgrade
GOOGL Alphabet	4.0244 of 5 stars	$383.25 -0.6%	$402.96 +5.1%	+142.5%	$4.67T	$422.50B	29.23	190,820	Trending News
KLIC Kulicke and Soffa Industries	3.5152 of 5 stars	$87.85 +1.8%	$50.50 -42.5%	+203.9%	$4.52B	$654.08M	N/A	2,592	Insider Trade

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Arrow Electronics (ARW) Competitors

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How does Arrow Electronics compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

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Which has more risk & volatility, ARW or AEIS?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARW or AVT?

Does the media refer more to ARW or AVT?

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Which has more risk and volatility, ARW or AVT?

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Does the media refer more to ARW or GOOGL?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARW or GOOGL?

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Is KLIC or ARW more profitable?

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