Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INGM or WSO.B?

Watsco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ingram Micro.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.10	$264.22M	N/A	N/A
Watsco	$7.62B	2.62	$536.29M	$13.01	37.92

Do analysts prefer INGM or WSO.B?

Ingram Micro currently has a consensus price target of $25.93, suggesting a potential upside of 21.08%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than Watsco.

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
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is INGM or WSO.B a better dividend stock?

Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INGM or WSO.B?

0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is INGM or WSO.B more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.00%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.13% beat Ingram Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingram Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Watsco	6.98%	17.13%	11.86%

Does the media refer more to INGM or WSO.B?

In the previous week, Ingram Micro and Ingram Micro both had 2 articles in the media. Ingram Micro's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Watsco's score of 0.58 indicating that Ingram Micro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Watsco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Watsco beats Ingram Micro on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.