WESCO International (WCC) Competitors $210.96 -4.46 (-2.07%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$210.74 -0.23 (-0.11%) As of 08/14/2025 07:18 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 large-cap trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend WCC or AIT? WESCO International currently has a consensus target price of $221.78, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.32%. Given WESCO International's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.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) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in WCC or AIT? 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of WESCO International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 18.5% 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 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. Is WCC or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.98%. 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 International2.98% 12.96% 4.13% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Which has more volatility & risk, WCC or AIT? WESCO International has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WCC or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 22 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 5 mentions for WESCO International. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat WESCO International's score of 0.65 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and 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$21.82B0.47$717.60M$12.7716.52Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.32$385.76M$9.9627.43 SummaryWESCO International beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 10 of the 19 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$10.48B$5.45B$30.04B$21.04BDividend Yield0.84%1.88%3.08%3.56%P/E Ratio16.5212.6452.1928.02Price / Sales0.470.401,273.1257.05Price / Cash12.0212.8836.4923.95Price / Book2.161.169.125.26Net Income$717.60M$254.79M$803.97M$994.11M7 Day Performance3.19%3.86%1.16%2.09%1 Month Performance6.46%0.97%0.83%2.35%1 Year Performance32.37%-2.03%24,075.65%13.36% WESCO International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCCWESCO International4.1307 of 5 stars$210.96-2.1%$221.78+5.1%+35.2%$10.48B$21.82B16.5220,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies3.863 of 5 stars$267.27+1.2%$285.00+6.6%+37.3%$10.18B$4.48B26.836,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap DownEQHEquitable4.0672 of 5 stars$51.03+1.9%$65.30+28.0%+39.3%$15.39B$14.78B13.878,000Positive NewsHRIHerc2.738 of 5 stars$114.13-0.4%$144.60+26.7%-4.9%$3.79B$3.57B132.707,600Dividend AnnouncementITTITT4.6342 of 5 stars$166.88+1.7%$179.22+7.4%+24.7%$13.13B$3.70B26.2411,700Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓NVTnVent Electric4.2736 of 5 stars$90.27+0.4%$87.00-3.6%+39.2%$14.86B$3.08B25.7212,100Insider TradePHParker-Hannifin4.6406 of 5 stars$718.92+1.0%$739.59+2.9%+29.0%$91.86B$19.93B27.6861,120Trending NewsInsider TradeSFStifel Financial4.225 of 5 stars$112.35+1.1%$115.78+3.1%+38.6%$11.54B$4.97B21.779,000TEXTerex4.5863 of 5 stars$49.42+0.9%$51.44+4.1%-1.5%$3.28B$5.17B18.4411,400Insider TradeGap DownTKRTimken3.922 of 5 stars$73.99+0.7%$79.90+8.0%-5.5%$5.15B$4.51B16.8219,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGap DownURIUnited Rentals4.6076 of 5 stars$868.56+1.0%$830.71-4.4%+31.4%$55.88B$15.75B22.4627,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 8/15/2025 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 | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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