Core & Main (CNM) Competitors $49.53 -0.23 (-0.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.72 +0.20 (+0.39%) As of 07:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CNM vs. USFD, PFGC, WSO.B, SITE, REZI, INGM, AVT, GMS, CENT, and GLPShould you be buying Core & Main stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Core & Main include US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Watsco (WSO.B), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), and Global Partners (GLP). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Core & Main vs. Its Competitors US Foods Performance Food Group Watsco SiteOne Landscape Supply Resideo Technologies Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Central Garden & Pet Global Partners US Foods (NYSE:USFD) and Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer USFD or CNM? US Foods currently has a consensus target price of $81.27, indicating a potential upside of 4.56%. Core & Main has a consensus target price of $59.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.33%. Given Core & Main's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Core & Main is more favorable than US Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score US Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08Core & Main 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in USFD or CNM? 98.8% of US Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Core & Main shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of US Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Core & Main shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is USFD or CNM more profitable? Core & Main has a net margin of 5.57% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.43%. Core & Main's return on equity of 25.44% beat US Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets US Foods1.43% 16.86% 5.70% Core & Main 5.57%25.44%7.54% Which has more risk and volatility, USFD or CNM? US Foods has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, USFD or CNM? US Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Core & Main. Core & Main is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUS Foods$38.65B0.45$494M$2.3433.22Core & Main$7.74B1.26$411M$2.2422.11 Does the media prefer USFD or CNM? In the previous week, Core & Main had 15 more articles in the media than US Foods. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Core & Main and 26 mentions for US Foods. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Core & Main's score of 0.32 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment US Foods 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Core & Main 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUS Foods beats Core & Main on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Core & Main News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCore & MainMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.76B$10.02B$7.84B$21.37BDividend YieldN/A2.27%4.56%3.49%P/E Ratio22.1117.83309.7829.83Price / Sales1.261.96212.3088.70Price / Cash15.9114.2527.9018.13Price / Book5.523.304.634.58Net Income$411M$379.90M$798.53M$998.53M7 Day Performance-0.38%2.34%1.28%1.07%1 Month Performance-22.85%0.15%1.71%4.41%1 Year Performance19.99%2.13%27.38%14.45% Core & Main Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNMCore & Main3.6669 of 5 stars$49.53-0.5%$59.60+20.3%+21.8%$9.76B$7.74B22.115,700Earnings ReportUSFDUS Foods4.2443 of 5 stars$79.63-0.3%$81.27+2.1%+32.8%$17.93B$37.88B34.0330,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑PFGCPerformance Food Group4.2267 of 5 stars$106.05-0.2%$109.67+3.4%+41.6%$16.60B$63.30B48.8743,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpWSO.BWatscoN/A$392.18-9.8%N/A-18.3%$15.90B$7.62B30.087,280News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.869 of 5 stars$139.66-1.6%$147.00+5.3%-1.8%$6.23B$4.54B50.978,760Positive NewsREZIResideo Technologies3.7863 of 5 stars$38.09+3.8%$28.00-26.5%+105.2%$5.67B$6.76B-6.9814,600Positive NewsINGMIngram Micro3.8873 of 5 stars$21.04-0.7%$25.79+22.5%N/A$4.94B$50.18B18.1423,500Positive NewsAVTAvnet4.4615 of 5 stars$53.45-1.2%$49.00-8.3%+5.4%$4.46B$22.20B19.5814,869Positive NewsGMSGMS2.6919 of 5 stars$109.960.0%$101.11-8.0%+27.5%$4.20B$5.48B42.297,113CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.0645 of 5 stars$35.65-2.7%$40.00+12.2%-7.2%$2.24B$3.20B16.206,450GLPGlobal Partners3.6664 of 5 stars$52.22+0.9%$56.00+7.2%+18.2%$1.78B$17.83B20.084,840News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies USFD Alternatives PFGC Alternatives WSO.B Alternatives SITE Alternatives REZI Alternatives INGM Alternatives AVT Alternatives GMS Alternatives CENT Alternatives GLP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNM) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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