WESCO International (WCC) Competitors $214.00 +5.49 (+2.63%) Closing price 09/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$213.79 -0.21 (-0.10%) As of 09/26/2025 04:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WCC vs. AIT, EQH, EVR, ITT, NVT, PH, TEX, TKR, URI, and VNTShould you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), ITT (ITT), nVent Electric (NVT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), United Rentals (URI), and Vontier (VNT). WESCO International vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Equitable Evercore ITT nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Terex Timken United Rentals Vontier WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Is WCC or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.61% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.98%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.78% beat WESCO International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WESCO International2.98% 12.96% 4.13% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.61%21.78%12.74% Does the media favor WCC or AIT? In the previous week, WESCO International and WESCO International both had 5 articles in the media. WESCO International's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.00 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WESCO International 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WCC or AIT? WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWESCO International$21.82B0.48$717.60M$12.7716.76Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.16$392.99M$10.1225.85 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCC or AIT? 93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of WESCO International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer WCC or AIT? WESCO International currently has a consensus target price of $232.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.72%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.96%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than WESCO International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WESCO International 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk and volatility, WCC or AIT? WESCO International has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is WCC or AIT a better dividend stock? WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WESCO International pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% 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. WESCO International has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. WESCO International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryWESCO International beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WCC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WCC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWESCO InternationalELEC PARTS DIST IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.15B$5.18B$31.89B$21.43BDividend Yield0.87%1.99%3.19%3.54%P/E Ratio16.7612.37452.1629.51Price / Sales0.480.401,800.2358.91Price / Cash11.6312.3837.3424.34Price / Book2.101.167.194.56Net Income$717.60M$254.79M$809.92M$1.00B7 Day Performance2.35%-1.17%-0.63%-0.17%1 Month Performance-5.88%-5.29%5.61%1.93%1 Year Performance24.77%-9.01%23,988.30%12.14% WESCO International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCCWESCO International4.3005 of 5 stars$214.00+2.6%$232.67+8.7%+24.3%$10.15B$21.82B16.7620,000Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7768 of 5 stars$265.33+1.9%$285.00+7.4%+17.8%$9.83B$4.56B26.226,800Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.5004 of 5 stars$54.08-0.3%$64.55+19.4%+24.8%$16.24B$12.44B43.618,000Positive NewsInsider TradeEVREvercore4.4032 of 5 stars$354.18-0.5%$296.00-16.4%+33.5%$13.74B$2.98B32.202,380Positive NewsITTITT4.4141 of 5 stars$181.50+0.3%$188.11+3.6%+17.4%$14.12B$3.63B28.5411,700NVTnVent Electric4.0662 of 5 stars$100.40+1.4%$90.43-9.9%+37.2%$15.93B$3.01B28.6012,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.6104 of 5 stars$760.74+0.7%$770.94+1.3%+18.1%$96.56B$19.85B28.0557,950Positive NewsTEXTerex4.252 of 5 stars$51.99+0.0%$52.22+0.4%-0.5%$3.41B$5.13B19.4011,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTKRTimken4.3195 of 5 stars$76.92-0.7%$79.82+3.8%-10.9%$5.40B$4.57B17.4819,000Analyst ForecastURIUnited Rentals4.3061 of 5 stars$943.48+0.2%$862.50-8.6%+17.9%$60.58B$15.35B24.4027,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVNTVontier3.794 of 5 stars$43.14-0.3%$47.50+10.1%+26.0%$6.35B$2.98B14.008,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors Equitable Competitors Evercore Competitors ITT Competitors nVent Electric Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Terex Competitors Timken Competitors United Rentals Competitors Vontier Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WCC) was last updated on 9/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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