Global Industrial (GIC) Competitors

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

Is GIC or INGM a better dividend stock?

Global Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Global Industrial pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingram Micro pays out 26.7% 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 raised 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.

Does the media refer more to GIC or INGM?

In the previous week, Global Industrial and Global Industrial both had 4 articles in the media. Global Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.48 indicating that Global Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, GIC or INGM?

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
Global Industrial	$1.32B	1.00	$61M	$1.71	20.01
Ingram Micro	$50.18B	0.10	$264.22M	$1.16	18.85

Is GIC or INGM 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
Global Industrial	5.00%	22.89%	12.14%
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%

Do analysts prefer GIC or INGM?

Ingram Micro has a consensus target price of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 17.93%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Global Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GIC or INGM?

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Global Industrial beats Ingram Micro on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.