WESCO International (WCC) Competitors $214.07 -4.33 (-1.98%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$213.78 -0.28 (-0.13%) As of 10/17/2025 05:27 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 Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts prefer AIT or WCC? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $237.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.80%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than WESCO International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88WESCO International 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Which has more risk and volatility, AIT or WCC? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AIT or WCC? 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 RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.05$392.99M$10.1224.50WESCO International$21.82B0.48$717.60M$12.7716.76 Is AIT or WCC 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 Applied Industrial Technologies8.61% 21.78% 12.74% WESCO International 2.98%12.96%4.13% Is AIT or WCC a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WESCO International pays out 14.3% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and WESCO International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. WESCO International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor AIT or WCC? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 9 mentions for WESCO International. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat WESCO International's score of 0.57 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WESCO International 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIT or WCC? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of WESCO International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies and WESCO International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WESCO International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WCC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$10.63B$5.31B$32.74B$21.76BDividend Yield0.83%1.85%3.21%3.62%P/E Ratio16.76229.08485.9432.43Price / Sales0.480.411,666.9358.85Price / Cash12.1813.3237.7224.38Price / Book2.101.287.414.59Net Income$717.60M$254.79M$820.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.47%-3.87%0.67%1.31%1 Month Performance-0.34%11.88%1.11%-1.47%1 Year Performance18.92%-3.19%23,946.42%9.54% WESCO International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCCWESCO International4.0204 of 5 stars$214.07-2.0%$237.20+10.8%+18.0%$10.63B$21.82B16.7620,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7349 of 5 stars$259.36+0.4%$285.00+9.9%+5.4%$9.76B$4.56B25.636,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.3305 of 5 stars$50.90-0.5%$64.55+26.8%+4.2%$15.32B$12.44B41.058,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeEVREvercore4.8881 of 5 stars$325.24-1.2%$303.75-6.6%+11.6%$12.70B$3.24B29.572,380Analyst ForecastITTITT4.7449 of 5 stars$181.06-0.1%$190.89+5.4%+15.3%$14.13B$3.63B28.4711,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNVTnVent Electric3.9593 of 5 stars$98.03+0.2%$95.43-2.7%+30.5%$15.74B$3.01B27.9312,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpPHParker-Hannifin4.7399 of 5 stars$764.56+0.2%$773.67+1.2%+14.7%$96.58B$19.85B28.1957,950Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTEXTerex4.1338 of 5 stars$53.67+2.0%$54.67+1.9%-5.9%$3.45B$5.13B20.0311,400Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTKRTimken4.5223 of 5 stars$76.85+0.4%$80.73+5.0%-16.2%$5.33B$4.57B17.4719,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionURIUnited Rentals4.2823 of 5 stars$986.21+0.6%$941.00-4.6%+16.6%$63.11B$15.35B25.5027,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsVNTVontier3.7401 of 5 stars$40.50-2.2%$47.50+17.3%+20.5%$6.07B$2.98B15.408,000News Coverage 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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