Worthington Enterprises (WOR) Competitors $61.42 -0.55 (-0.89%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.49 +0.07 (+0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WOR vs. GWW, CMC, CLF, RDUS, ZEUS, NUE, STLD, RS, CRS, and ATIShould you be buying Worthington Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Worthington Enterprises include W.W. Grainger (GWW), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Radius Recycling (RDUS), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), Reliance (RS), Carpenter Technology (CRS), and ATI (ATI). Worthington Enterprises vs. Its Competitors W.W. Grainger Commercial Metals Cleveland-Cliffs Radius Recycling Olympic Steel Nucor Steel Dynamics Reliance Carpenter Technology ATI W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) and Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate GWW or WOR? W.W. Grainger presently has a consensus target price of $1,116.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.74%. Worthington Enterprises has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.94%. Given W.W. Grainger's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than Worthington Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W.W. Grainger 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Worthington Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GWW or WOR more profitable? W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Worthington Enterprises' net margin of 8.33%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 51.28% beat Worthington Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W.W. Grainger11.08% 51.28% 22.00% Worthington Enterprises 8.33%16.66%9.21% Is GWW or WOR a better dividend stock? W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Worthington Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. W.W. Grainger pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Enterprises pays out 39.8% 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. W.W. Grainger has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Does the media prefer GWW or WOR? In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 28 more articles in the media than Worthington Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 4 mentions for Worthington Enterprises. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Worthington Enterprises' score of 1.00 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W.W. Grainger 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Worthington Enterprises 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, GWW or WOR? W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than Worthington Enterprises. W.W. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worthington Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW.W. Grainger$17.17B2.61$1.91B$38.9523.93Worthington Enterprises$1.15B2.66$96.05M$1.9132.16 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GWW or WOR? 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Worthington Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Worthington Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GWW or WOR? W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Enterprises has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryW.W. Grainger beats Worthington Enterprises on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Worthington Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WOR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WOR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WOR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorthington EnterprisesBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.09B$9.67B$9.18B$20.69BDividend Yield1.10%2.26%2.04%3.67%P/E Ratio32.1628.8415.1829.07Price / Sales2.661.97110.2957.23Price / Cash12.2313.5115.0822.84Price / Book3.262.495.144.43Net Income$96.05M$297.37M$620.50M$994.22M7 Day Performance-0.45%-4.42%-2.49%-3.35%1 Month Performance-6.66%-3.31%-0.51%-2.05%1 Year Performance33.35%-15.11%103.99%10.15% Worthington Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WORWorthington Enterprises3.7392 of 5 stars$61.42-0.9%$59.00-3.9%+28.7%$3.09B$1.15B32.163,800News CoveragePositive NewsGWWW.W. Grainger4.2088 of 5 stars$1,048.60-0.5%$1,116.25+6.5%-1.1%$50.37B$17.24B26.9226,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownCMCCommercial Metals4.5105 of 5 stars$52.68-1.2%$57.50+9.1%-12.8%$5.90B$7.93B169.9413,178Positive NewsCLFCleveland-Cliffs3.517 of 5 stars$11.24-1.7%$11.09-1.3%-31.2%$5.56B$18.46B-3.3030,000Analyst RevisionRDUSRadius Recycling1.4035 of 5 stars$30.00flat$22.00-26.7%+76.7%$846M$2.74B-8.333,011High Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel4.3109 of 5 stars$32.58-2.1%$41.00+25.8%-33.6%$363.59M$1.94B22.782,163News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNUENucor4.9874 of 5 stars$144.52-0.9%$152.75+5.7%-11.0%$33.35B$30.73B25.7232,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownSTLDSteel Dynamics4.9146 of 5 stars$130.23-0.5%$149.33+14.7%-3.1%$19.33B$17.54B18.9813,000Positive NewsInsider TradeRSReliance4.2927 of 5 stars$300.33-1.9%$332.67+10.8%-4.3%$15.79B$13.69B21.9215,900Trending NewsCRSCarpenter Technology4.2033 of 5 stars$276.45+0.0%$278.33+0.7%+79.2%$13.76B$2.92B39.164,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownATIATI4.5897 of 5 stars$95.47+0.5%$87.29-8.6%+15.4%$13.47B$4.36B34.597,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GWW Alternatives CMC Alternatives CLF Alternatives RDUS Alternatives ZEUS Alternatives NUE Alternatives STLD Alternatives RS Alternatives CRS Alternatives ATI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WOR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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