MRC vs. DNOW, ENS, XYL, MSM, RUSHA, DXPE, WLFC, BXC, TITN, and ACET
Should you be buying MRC Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MRC Global include DNOW (DNOW), Enersys (ENS), Xylem (XYL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), and Adicet Bio (ACET).
MRC Global vs. Its Competitors
MRC Global (NYSE:MRC) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
DNOW has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MRC Global. MRC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DNOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MRC Global currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. DNOW has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.61%. Given DNOW's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DNOW is more favorable than MRC Global.
95.0% of MRC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of MRC Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of DNOW shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
DNOW has a net margin of 3.45% compared to MRC Global's net margin of -0.10%. MRC Global's return on equity of 11.81% beat DNOW's return on equity.
In the previous week, DNOW had 9 more articles in the media than MRC Global. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for DNOW and 8 mentions for MRC Global. DNOW's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat MRC Global's score of 0.59 indicating that DNOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MRC Global has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
DNOW beats MRC Global on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MRC) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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