WESCO International (WCC) Competitors

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer WCC or WSO?

WESCO International currently has a consensus target price of $216.57, suggesting a potential upside of 25.99%. Watsco has a consensus target price of $480.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.22%. Given WESCO International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Watsco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WESCO International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Watsco	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has more risk and volatility, WCC or WSO?

WESCO International has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WCC or WSO?

93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of WESCO International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Watsco shares are owned by company 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.

Is WCC or WSO a better dividend stock?

WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. WESCO International pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WESCO International has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Watsco has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Watsco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer WCC or WSO?

In the previous week, Watsco had 24 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Watsco and 4 mentions for WESCO International. Watsco's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat WESCO International's score of 0.77 indicating that Watsco 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Watsco	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WCC or WSO more profitable?

Watsco has a net margin of 7.04% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.29%. Watsco's return on equity of 17.59% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WESCO International	3.29%	13.63%	4.43%
Watsco	7.04%	17.59%	12.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCC or WSO?

WESCO International received 274 more outperform votes than Watsco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 55.01% of users gave Watsco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WESCO International	Outperform Votes 609 66.27%	Underperform Votes 310 33.73%
Watsco	Outperform Votes 335 55.01%	Underperform Votes 274 44.99%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WCC or WSO?

WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watsco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WESCO International	$21.81B	0.38	$717.60M	$13.22	13.00
Watsco	$7.58B	2.51	$536.34M	$13.01	36.16

Summary

WESCO International beats Watsco on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.