Core & Main (CNM) Competitors

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, CNM or WSO.B?

Core & Main has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CNM or WSO.B?

Core & Main currently has a consensus price target of $49.30, suggesting a potential upside of 29.57%. Given Core & Main's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Core & Main is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core & Main	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, CNM or WSO.B?

Watsco has higher revenue and earnings than Core & Main. Core & Main is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, 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
Core & Main	$6.97B	1.10	$371M	$2.14	17.78
Watsco	$7.28B	2.69	$536.34M	$13.00	37.32

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNM or WSO.B?

Watsco received 56 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote while only 41.35% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core & Main	Outperform Votes 43 41.35%	Underperform Votes 61 58.65%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%

Is CNM or WSO.B more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Core & Main's net margin of 5.53%. Core & Main's return on equity of 20.01% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core & Main	5.53%	20.01%	7.16%
Watsco	7.02%	18.55%	12.64%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CNM or WSO.B?

94.2% of Core & Main shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Core & Main shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco 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.

Does the media refer more to CNM or WSO.B?

In the previous week, Core & Main had 48 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Core & Main and 1 mentions for Watsco. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat Watsco's score of -0.27 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core & Main	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Watsco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Watsco beats Core & Main on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.