WESCO International (WCC) Competitors

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus target price of $923.14, indicating a potential upside of 6.08%. WESCO International has a consensus target price of $321.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.09%. Given Caterpillar's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than WESCO International.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of WESCO International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WESCO International pays out 14.2% 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. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and WESCO International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 89 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Caterpillar and 8 mentions for WESCO International. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat WESCO International's score of 0.81 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.79%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

Cummins pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cummins pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WESCO International pays out 14.2% 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. Cummins has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years and WESCO International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Cummins is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

83.5% of Cummins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cummins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of WESCO International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cummins had 24 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cummins and 8 mentions for WESCO International. Cummins' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat WESCO International's score of 0.81 indicating that Cummins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cummins currently has a consensus price target of $677.87, indicating a potential upside of 5.87%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $321.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.09%. Given Cummins' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cummins is more favorable than WESCO International.

Cummins has a net margin of 7.89% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.79%. Cummins' return on equity of 25.25% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

Cummins has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

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

WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. WESCO International pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of WESCO International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover 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.

In the previous week, WESCO International had 2 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for WESCO International and 6 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat WESCO International's score of 0.81 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

WESCO International currently has a consensus price target of $321.38, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Dover has a consensus price target of $237.36, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than WESCO International.

WESCO International has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.79%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

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

ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. ITT pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WESCO International pays out 14.2% 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. ITT has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and WESCO International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ITT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, ITT had 5 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ITT and 8 mentions for WESCO International. ITT's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat WESCO International's score of 0.81 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

ITT has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of WESCO International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

ITT has a net margin of 10.80% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 2.79%. ITT's return on equity of 16.83% beat WESCO International's return on equity.

ITT currently has a consensus price target of $234.91, indicating a potential upside of 21.61%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $321.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.09%. Given ITT's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than WESCO International.