World Kinect (WKC) Competitors

World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and Ingram Micro (NYSE:INGM) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WKC or INGM?

Ingram Micro has higher revenue and earnings than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingram Micro, 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
World Kinect	$42.17B	0.03	$67.40M	-$7.63	-3.42
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.10	$264.22M	$1.16	17.26

Do analysts recommend WKC or INGM?

World Kinect currently has a consensus price target of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. Ingram Micro has a consensus price target of $25.79, suggesting a potential upside of 28.81%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is WKC or INGM a better dividend stock?

World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. World Kinect pays out -10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingram Micro pays out 26.7% 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. World Kinect has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. World Kinect is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is WKC or INGM more profitable?

Ingram Micro has a net margin of 0.53% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.11%. Ingram Micro's return on equity of 17.33% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Kinect	-1.11%	7.07%	2.02%
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%

Does the media refer more to WKC or INGM?

In the previous week, World Kinect had 4 more articles in the media than Ingram Micro. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for World Kinect and 1 mentions for Ingram Micro. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.35 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ingram Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WKC or INGM?

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Ingram Micro beats World Kinect on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.