Ferguson (FERG) Competitors $229.20 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/19/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FERG vs. TEL, USFD, PFGC, WSO.B, CNM, SITE, REZI, INGM, AVT, and GMSShould you be buying Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferguson include TE Connectivity (TEL), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Watsco (WSO.B), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), and GMS (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Ferguson vs. Its Competitors TE Connectivity US Foods Performance Food Group Watsco Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Resideo Technologies Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Which has higher earnings & valuation, FERG or TEL? TE Connectivity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ferguson. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFerguson$30.76B1.47$1.74B$9.3424.54TE Connectivity$16.58B3.85$3.19B$4.8344.75 Is FERG or TEL a better dividend stock? Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ferguson pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Ferguson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is FERG or TEL more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.03%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.64% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ferguson6.03% 35.64% 11.73% TE Connectivity 8.78%20.22%10.61% Which has more volatility & risk, FERG or TEL? Ferguson has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FERG or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $199.55, indicating a potential downside of 7.67%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Ferguson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FERG or TEL? 82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor FERG or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 18 more articles in the media than Ferguson. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for TE Connectivity and 5 mentions for Ferguson. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ferguson's score of 1.22 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferguson 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TE Connectivity 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ferguson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FERG 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 FERG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFergusonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$45.24B$13.16B$7.83B$21.64BDividend Yield1.45%24.41%4.57%3.50%P/E Ratio24.5421.71306.6729.94Price / Sales1.474.08216.6659.71Price / Cash20.0816.9128.9824.98Price / Book8.244.014.764.59Net Income$1.74B$537.13M$800.31M$1.00B7 Day Performance8.51%0.15%1.23%0.81%1 Month Performance0.05%2.86%3.27%5.30%1 Year PerformanceN/A28.24%26.74%14.58% Ferguson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FERGFerguson2.9188 of 5 stars$229.20flatN/AN/A$45.24B$30.76B24.5435,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportTELTE Connectivity4.4848 of 5 stars$209.71-1.3%$199.55-4.8%+45.9%$62.76B$15.85B43.4287,000Positive NewsUSFDUS Foods4.2903 of 5 stars$79.63-0.3%$81.27+2.1%+27.2%$17.98B$38.65B34.0330,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PFGCPerformance Food Group4.2072 of 5 stars$106.05-0.2%$109.67+3.4%+37.0%$16.63B$63.30B48.8743,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeWSO.BWatscoN/A$392.18-9.8%N/A-19.2%$16.32B$7.62B30.087,280News CoverageGap DownCNMCore & Main3.6348 of 5 stars$48.76-1.4%$59.60+22.2%+17.2%$9.59B$7.74B21.775,700Positive NewsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.4746 of 5 stars$139.66-1.6%$147.00+5.3%-9.3%$6.33B$4.54B50.978,760Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeREZIResideo Technologies3.7914 of 5 stars$38.09+3.8%$28.00-26.5%+109.1%$5.46B$7.40B-6.9814,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpINGMIngram Micro3.7178 of 5 stars$21.04-0.7%$25.79+22.5%N/A$4.97B$47.98B18.1423,500AVTAvnet4.2796 of 5 stars$53.45-1.2%$49.00-8.3%+0.5%$4.46B$22.20B19.5814,869Positive NewsGMSGMS2.4709 of 5 stars$109.960.0%$101.11-8.0%+21.9%$4.20B$5.48B42.297,113 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TEL Competitors USFD Competitors PFGC Competitors WSO.B Competitors CNM Competitors SITE Competitors REZI Competitors INGM Competitors AVT Competitors GMS Competitors 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:FERG) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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