WESCO International (WCC) Competitors $194.29 +0.87 (+0.45%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.14 -0.14 (-0.07%) As of 07/3/2025 04:05 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, HRI, ITT, NVT, PH, SF, TEX, TKR, and URIShould you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Equitable (EQH), Herc (HRI), ITT (ITT), nVent Electric (NVT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Stifel Financial (SF), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), and United Rentals (URI). WESCO International vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Equitable Herc ITT nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Stifel Financial Terex Timken United Rentals WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is WCC or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.30%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat WESCO International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WESCO International3.30% 13.40% 4.37% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Do analysts recommend WCC or AIT? WESCO International currently has a consensus price target of $212.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor WCC or AIT? In the previous week, WESCO International had 1 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for WESCO International and 7 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat WESCO International's score of 0.63 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WESCO International 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. WESCO International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, WCC or AIT? WESCO International has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$21.82B0.43$717.60M$13.2214.70Applied Industrial Technologies$4.50B2.08$385.76M$9.9624.65 SummaryWESCO International beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 10 of the 18 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. Email Address 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$9.48B$5.30B$27.57B$20.64BDividend Yield0.94%1.88%3.12%3.74%P/E Ratio14.7012.1737.0328.10Price / Sales0.430.402,036.2754.30Price / Cash10.7914.6037.8322.31Price / Book1.911.167.254.59Net Income$717.60M$306.72M$763.57M$986.06M7 Day Performance4.67%6.14%2.69%2.79%1 Month Performance13.51%8.83%5.96%5.41%1 Year Performance22.01%-2.28%52,290.41%14.62% WESCO International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCCWESCO International3.1624 of 5 stars$194.29+0.4%$212.63+9.4%+22.0%$9.48B$21.82B14.7020,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6546 of 5 stars$232.65+0.4%$285.00+22.5%+28.3%$8.86B$4.48B23.366,500Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.5508 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+35.6%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000Positive NewsHRIHerc3.2089 of 5 stars$132.11+0.5%$139.20+5.4%+10.5%$3.76B$3.43B29.427,600ITTITT4.1548 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+26.2%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700Analyst RevisionNVTnVent Electric3.6842 of 5 stars$73.44+0.1%$70.67-3.8%-4.4%$12.09B$3.01B20.9812,100Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.5262 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+40.4%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.4687 of 5 stars$103.98+0.3%$105.50+1.5%+30.9%$10.68B$4.97B19.889,000TEXTerex4.3297 of 5 stars$46.72-1.7%$50.90+8.9%-8.1%$3.10B$5.13B12.7311,400Analyst ForecastTKRTimken4.4893 of 5 stars$72.62-0.8%$79.00+8.8%-4.1%$5.08B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.4315 of 5 stars$754.56+0.3%$766.23+1.5%+19.9%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors Equitable Competitors Herc Competitors ITT Competitors nVent Electric Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Terex Competitors Timken Competitors United Rentals 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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