Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer WSO.B or INGM?

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

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WSO.B or INGM?

0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 12 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ingram Micro and 2 mentions for Watsco. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.15 indicating that Watsco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

Watsco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, 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
Watsco	$7.62B	2.28	$536.29M	$13.04	32.93
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.10	$264.22M	$1.16	16.81

Is WSO.B or INGM a better dividend stock?

Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Watsco pays out 92.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ingram Micro pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is WSO.B or INGM more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.53%. Ingram Micro's return on equity of 17.33% beat Watsco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watsco	7.08%	16.96%	11.69%
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%

Summary

Watsco beats Ingram Micro on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.