Global Industrial (GIC) Competitors

Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) and Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INGM or GIC?

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is INGM or GIC more profitable?

Global Industrial has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.53%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 22.89% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%
Global Industrial	5.00%	22.89%	12.14%

Does the media prefer INGM or GIC?

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 7 more articles in the media than Global Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ingram Micro and 7 mentions for Global Industrial. Global Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.15 indicating that Global Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Global Industrial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INGM or GIC a better dividend stock?

Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Global Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ingram Micro pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Industrial pays out 60.8% 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. Global Industrial has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Global Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate INGM or GIC?

Ingram Micro presently has a consensus target price of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 32.23%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Global Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Global Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, INGM or GIC?

Ingram Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Global Industrial. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Industrial, 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
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.10	$264.22M	$1.16	16.81
Global Industrial	$1.32B	1.02	$61M	$1.71	20.46

Summary

Global Industrial beats Ingram Micro on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.