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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Competitors

$807.40
+4.87 (+0.61%)
(As of 12/7/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$802.62
$812.21
50-Day Range
$677.41
$812.31
52-Week Range
$534.01
$815.52
Volume
239,332 shs
Average Volume
276,200 shs
Market Capitalization
$40.07 billion
P/E Ratio
22.52
Dividend Yield
0.92%
Price Target
$749.57

GWW vs. VRSK, NSC, WAB, DOV, JBHT, J, CSL, ACM, OC, and PNR

Should you be buying W.W. Grainger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W.W. Grainger include Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Dover (DOV), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Jacobs Solutions (J), Carlisle Companies (CSL), AECOM (ACM), Owens Corning (OC), and Pentair (PNR). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

W.W. Grainger vs.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Verisk Analytics received 11 more outperform votes than W.W. Grainger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.43% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave W.W. Grainger an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Verisk AnalyticsOutperform Votes
545
65.43%
Underperform Votes
288
34.57%
W.W. GraingerOutperform Votes
534
54.43%
Underperform Votes
447
45.57%

90.8% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus target price of $248.23, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus target price of $749.57, indicating a potential downside of 7.16%. Given W.W. Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than W.W. Grainger.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verisk Analytics
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
W.W. Grainger
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 19.04% compared to Verisk Analytics' net margin of 11.16%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 135.34% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verisk Analytics19.04% 135.34% 17.39%
W.W. Grainger 11.16%58.02%22.76%

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than Verisk Analytics. W.W. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verisk Analytics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Verisk Analytics$2.50B13.57$953.90M$3.4068.75
W.W. Grainger$15.23B2.63$1.55B$35.8622.52

Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Verisk Analytics pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W.W. Grainger pays out 20.7% 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. Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and W.W. Grainger has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. W.W. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 7 more articles in the media than Verisk Analytics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 5 mentions for Verisk Analytics. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 0.63 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Verisk Analytics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
W.W. Grainger
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Verisk Analytics beats W.W. Grainger on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


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GWW vs. The Competition

MetricW.W. GraingerIndustrial Distribution IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$40.07B$5.06B$5.11B$15.76B
Dividend Yield0.93%4.52%4.16%3.66%
P/E Ratio22.52491.79353.9526.15
Price / Sales2.6344.16413.767.44
Price / Cash23.2052.0423.8115.64
Price / Book14.922.803.946.54
Net Income$1.55B$306.59M$350.60M$899.95M
7 Day Performance2.73%1.77%1.23%4.04%
1 Month Performance4.48%5.68%12.40%10.95%
1 Year Performance37.69%8.71%16.25%6.81%

W.W. Grainger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
2.6025 of 5 stars
$238.60
-0.3%
$248.23
+4.0%
+29.0%$34.59B$2.50B70.187,000Positive News
NSC
Norfolk Southern
2.2637 of 5 stars
$223.91
-1.8%
$238.80
+6.6%
-6.0%$50.64B$12.75B24.5519,300
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
2.2565 of 5 stars
$118.86
-0.9%
$129.13
+8.6%
+17.8%$21.30B$9.46B28.4427,000
DOV
Dover
2.4752 of 5 stars
$141.36
-1.4%
$162.23
+14.8%
+2.5%$19.77B$8.51B19.4225,000Insider Selling
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
2.472 of 5 stars
$188.41
-1.0%
$197.00
+4.6%
+5.8%$19.43B$14.81B25.3937,151Analyst Upgrade
Insider Selling
News Coverage
J
Jacobs Solutions
2.9402 of 5 stars
$127.69
-1.3%
$149.60
+17.2%
+5.7%$16.09B$16.35B24.1457,100Insider Selling
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CSL
Carlisle Companies
2.3106 of 5 stars
$288.18
-1.1%
$307.14
+6.6%
+15.2%$14.03B$5.75B20.0512,100
ACM
AECOM
2.021 of 5 stars
$90.64
+0.0%
$99.17
+9.4%
+6.6%$12.33B$14.38B232.4052,000Positive News
OC
Owens Corning
1.9455 of 5 stars
$138.12
+0.3%
$138.00
-0.1%
+56.5%$12.28B$9.66B10.6419,000Dividend Increase
News Coverage
PNR
Pentair
2.6568 of 5 stars
$65.38
-1.7%
$72.21
+10.5%
+48.6%$10.81B$4.12B21.3011,250Insider Selling

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