WKC vs. SITE, INGM, AVT, CENT, GLP, GIC, DSGR, CAPL, RYI, and ITRN
Should you be buying World Kinect stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of World Kinect include SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Global Industrial (GIC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ryerson (RYI), and Ituran Location and Control (ITRN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
World Kinect vs. Its Competitors
World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of World Kinect shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of SiteOne Landscape Supply shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
World Kinect has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SiteOne Landscape Supply had 8 more articles in the media than World Kinect. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SiteOne Landscape Supply and 2 mentions for World Kinect. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat SiteOne Landscape Supply's score of 0.17 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SiteOne Landscape Supply has a net margin of 2.69% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.11%. SiteOne Landscape Supply's return on equity of 7.80% beat World Kinect's return on equity.
SiteOne Landscape Supply has lower revenue, but higher earnings than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SiteOne Landscape Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
World Kinect presently has a consensus price target of $28.75, indicating a potential upside of 14.25%. SiteOne Landscape Supply has a consensus price target of $148.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.28%. Given SiteOne Landscape Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SiteOne Landscape Supply is more favorable than World Kinect.
Summary
SiteOne Landscape Supply beats World Kinect on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WKC) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
