WESCO International (WCC) Competitors

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CIEN or WCC?

WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Ciena. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, 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
Ciena	$3.63 billion	1.97	$152.90 million	$1.22	39.34
WESCO International	$21.42 billion	0.35	$860.47 million	$15.63	9.35

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIEN or WCC?

Ciena received 629 more outperform votes than WESCO International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.56% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.90% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ciena	Outperform Votes 1203 77.56%	Underperform Votes 348 22.44%
WESCO International	Outperform Votes 574 66.90%	Underperform Votes 284 33.10%

Does the media refer more to CIEN or WCC?

In the previous week, WESCO International had 3 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for WESCO International and 7 mentions for Ciena. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat WESCO International's score of 0.63 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ciena	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WESCO International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CIEN or WCC more profitable?

Ciena has a net margin of 4.77% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.98%. WESCO International's return on equity of 21.33% beat Ciena's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ciena	4.77%	8.22%	4.39%
WESCO International	3.98%	21.33%	6.41%

Do analysts rate CIEN or WCC?

Ciena presently has a consensus target price of $65.44, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. WESCO International has a consensus target price of $188.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.92%. Given Ciena's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ciena is more favorable than WESCO International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ciena	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
WESCO International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIEN or WCC?

96.3% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ciena shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of WESCO International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CIEN or WCC?

Ciena has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, WESCO International has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ciena and WESCO International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.