Ingram Micro (INGM) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in INGM or USFD?

98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of US Foods shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to INGM or USFD?

In the previous week, US Foods had 13 more articles in the media than Ingram Micro. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for US Foods and 1 mentions for Ingram Micro. US Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Ingram Micro's score of 1.01 indicating that US Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
US Foods	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INGM or USFD more profitable?

US Foods has a net margin of 1.43% compared to Ingram Micro's net margin of 0.53%. Ingram Micro's return on equity of 17.33% beat US Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%
US Foods	1.43%	16.86%	5.70%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INGM or USFD?

US Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, 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
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.11	$264.22M	$1.16	18.68
US Foods	$37.88B	0.44	$494M	$2.34	31.76

Do analysts recommend INGM or USFD?

Ingram Micro presently has a consensus target price of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 19.03%. US Foods has a consensus target price of $82.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Given Ingram Micro's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than US Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Summary

US Foods beats Ingram Micro on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.