CNM vs. FERG, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, SITE, INGM, AVT, REZI, GMS, and CENT
Should you be buying Core & Main stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Core & Main include Ferguson (FERG), Watsco (WSO.B), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), Resideo Technologies (REZI), GMS (GMS), and Central Garden & Pet (CENT). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Core & Main vs.
Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Ferguson had 31 more articles in the media than Core & Main. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Ferguson and 27 mentions for Core & Main. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Ferguson's score of 0.57 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Core & Main has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Core & Main has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.63% beat Core & Main's return on equity.
Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Core & Main. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core & Main, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson 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.
Core & Main presently has a consensus target price of $57.91, suggesting a potential downside of 0.32%. Ferguson has a consensus target price of $217.07, suggesting a potential upside of 0.07%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than Core & Main.
Ferguson received 22 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.00% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote while only 46.72% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.
Summary
Ferguson beats Core & Main on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CNM) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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