World Kinect (WKC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INGM or WKC?

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
Ingram Micro	$47.98B	0.10	$264.22M	$1.16	16.81
World Kinect	$42.17B	0.03	$67.40M	-$7.63	-3.37

Do analysts rate INGM or WKC?

Ingram Micro currently has a consensus target price of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 32.23%. World Kinect has a consensus target price of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.29%. Given Ingram Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingram Micro is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingram Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INGM or WKC?

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ingram Micro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is INGM or WKC 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
Ingram Micro	0.53%	17.33%	3.51%
World Kinect	-1.11%	7.07%	2.02%

Does the media prefer INGM or WKC?

In the previous week, Ingram Micro had 11 more articles in the media than World Kinect. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ingram Micro and 3 mentions for World Kinect. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Ingram Micro's score of 0.15 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingram Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
World Kinect	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is INGM or WKC a better dividend stock?

Ingram Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ingram Micro pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. World Kinect pays out -10.5% 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.

Summary

Ingram Micro beats World Kinect on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.