WCC vs. ETSY, DBX, DSGX, GNRC, APPF, GLOB, CACI, ONTO, MKSI, and GTLB
Should you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Etsy (ETSY), Dropbox (DBX), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Generac (GNRC), AppFolio (APPF), Globant (GLOB), CACI International (CACI), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), and GitLab (GTLB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Etsy. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Etsy had 14 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Etsy and 2 mentions for WESCO International. Etsy's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat WESCO International's score of 0.36 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Etsy presently has a consensus price target of $84.46, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. WESCO International has a consensus price target of $184.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Given WESCO International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Etsy is more favorable than WESCO International.
99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Etsy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WESCO International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Etsy has a net margin of 11.19% compared to Etsy's net margin of 3.42%. Etsy's return on equity of 17.01% beat WESCO International's return on equity.
Etsy received 246 more outperform votes than WESCO International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.44% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 59.94% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote.
Etsy has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Etsy and WESCO International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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