GATX (GATX) Competitors

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the media favor WSO or GATX?

In the previous week, Watsco had 20 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Watsco and 21 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Watsco's score of 0.60 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watsco	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GATX	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, WSO or GATX?

Watsco has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is WSO or GATX a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. GATX pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Watsco pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GATX pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and GATX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend WSO or GATX?

Watsco presently has a consensus price target of $480.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.44%. GATX has a consensus price target of $167.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.70%. Given GATX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GATX is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
GATX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WSO or GATX?

Watsco received 6 more outperform votes than GATX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.54% of users gave GATX an outperform vote while only 55.10% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watsco	Outperform Votes 335 55.10%	Underperform Votes 273 44.90%
GATX	Outperform Votes 329 58.54%	Underperform Votes 233 41.46%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WSO or GATX?

Watsco has higher revenue and earnings than GATX. GATX 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
Watsco	$7.58B	2.48	$536.34M	$13.01	35.73
GATX	$1.63B	3.18	$284.20M	$7.89	18.37

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WSO or GATX?

89.7% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Watsco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of GATX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WSO or GATX more profitable?

GATX has a net margin of 17.92% compared to Watsco's net margin of 7.04%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.59% beat GATX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	7.04%	17.59%	12.09%
GATX	17.92%	12.07%	2.38%

Summary

Watsco beats GATX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.