GMS (GMS) Competitors $109.13 +0.37 (+0.34%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.08 -0.05 (-0.04%) As of 04:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GMS vs. PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, REZI, CENT, GLP, WKC, and DSGRShould you be buying GMS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GMS include Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), and Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. GMS vs. Its Competitors Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet Resideo Technologies Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group GMS (NYSE:GMS) and Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation. Is GMS or PFGC more profitable? GMS has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Performance Food Group's net margin of 0.61%. GMS's return on equity of 16.97% beat Performance Food Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GMS2.09% 16.97% 6.28% Performance Food Group 0.61%16.17%4.41% Do insiders & institutionals believe in GMS or PFGC? 95.3% of GMS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Performance Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of GMS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Performance Food Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GMS or PFGC? GMS has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Food Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GMS or PFGC? In the previous week, GMS had 41 more articles in the media than Performance Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for GMS and 8 mentions for Performance Food Group. Performance Food Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat GMS's score of 0.46 indicating that Performance Food Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GMS 15 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Performance Food Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GMS or PFGC? GMS currently has a consensus price target of $101.11, suggesting a potential downside of 7.35%. Performance Food Group has a consensus price target of $100.08, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. Given Performance Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Performance Food Group is more favorable than GMS.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GMS 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Performance Food Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Which has better earnings & valuation, GMS or PFGC? Performance Food Group has higher revenue and earnings than GMS. Performance Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GMS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGMS$5.51B0.75$115.47M$2.8937.76Performance Food Group$58.28B0.24$435.90M$2.4036.74 SummaryPerformance Food Group beats GMS on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GMS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GMS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 GMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGMSBLDG PRD IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.15B$11.54B$26.30B$20.51BDividend YieldN/A2.51%175.66%3.76%P/E Ratio37.7687.8529.7727.81Price / Sales0.751.594.6937.44Price / Cash10.1814.1445.3021.79Price / Book2.923.935.894.55Net Income$115.47M$374.68M$872.48M$984.47M7 Day Performance10.47%4.74%4.94%3.57%1 Month Performance48.11%12.48%6.16%6.03%1 Year Performance37.76%10.43%22.13%14.48% GMS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GMSGMS2.4565 of 5 stars$109.13+0.3%$101.11-7.3%+39.2%$4.15B$5.51B37.767,113Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumePFGCPerformance Food Group4.4571 of 5 stars$87.21+1.5%$100.08+14.8%+35.5%$13.61B$58.28B36.3437,000CNMCore & Main2.4576 of 5 stars$58.30+2.2%$59.55+2.1%+26.5%$11.49B$7.44B27.125,700Positive NewsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.2437 of 5 stars$121.08+3.9%$145.70+20.3%+7.4%$5.43B$4.54B48.248,760INGMIngram Micro2.3521 of 5 stars$19.50+2.4%$25.71+31.9%N/A$4.58B$47.98B0.0023,500AVTAvnet3.9174 of 5 stars$51.72+1.3%$49.00-5.3%+6.3%$4.34B$23.76B14.4915,462Analyst RevisionREZIResideo Technologies2.7274 of 5 stars$21.79+3.8%$23.00+5.6%+20.1%$3.24B$7.05B68.0814,600CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.25 of 5 stars$35.18+2.1%$40.00+13.7%-7.1%$2.30B$3.20B18.816,450Positive NewsGLPGlobal Partners2.7203 of 5 stars$54.40+0.7%$56.00+2.9%+11.3%$1.85B$17.16B17.274,840WKCWorld Kinect1.0124 of 5 stars$27.40-1.4%$29.00+5.8%+12.4%$1.55B$42.17B114.174,745DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.9118 of 5 stars$27.07+1.8%$40.50+49.6%-2.7%$1.26B$1.80B1,354.184,400News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Performance Food Group Competitors Core & Main Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group 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:GMS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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