McKesson (MCK) Competitors

Cencora (NYSE:COR) and McKesson (NYSE:MCK) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better valuation and earnings, COR or MCK?

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Cencora. McKesson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cencora, 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
Cencora	$638.56M	88.55	$1.51B	$7.03	41.48
McKesson	$344.58B	0.26	$3.00B	$21.84	32.60

Do analysts recommend COR or MCK?

Cencora currently has a consensus price target of $290.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.55%. McKesson has a consensus price target of $681.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.37%. Given Cencora's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cencora is more favorable than McKesson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cencora	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
McKesson	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do institutionals & insiders believe in COR or MCK?

97.5% of Cencora shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of McKesson shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Cencora shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of McKesson 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.

Does the media refer more to COR or MCK?

In the previous week, McKesson had 8 more articles in the media than Cencora. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for McKesson and 29 mentions for Cencora. Cencora's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat McKesson's score of 1.23 indicating that Cencora is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cencora	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McKesson	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, COR or MCK?

Cencora has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McKesson has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COR or MCK more profitable?

McKesson has a net margin of 0.82% compared to Cencora's net margin of 0.46%. Cencora's return on equity of 328.62% beat McKesson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cencora	0.46%	328.62%	4.23%
McKesson	0.82%	-181.26%	5.34%

Is COR or MCK a better dividend stock?

Cencora pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. McKesson pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cencora pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McKesson pays out 13.0% 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. Cencora has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and McKesson has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COR or MCK?

McKesson received 228 more outperform votes than Cencora when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.22% of users gave McKesson an outperform vote while only 65.21% of users gave Cencora an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cencora	Outperform Votes 748 65.21%	Underperform Votes 399 34.79%
McKesson	Outperform Votes 976 74.22%	Underperform Votes 339 25.78%

Summary

McKesson beats Cencora on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.