Worthington Enterprises (WOR) Competitors

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 institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, GWW or WOR?

W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worthington Enterprises has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GWW or WOR?

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 26 more articles in the media than Worthington Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 7 mentions for Worthington Enterprises. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Worthington Enterprises' score of 1.01 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	27 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Worthington Enterprises	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GWW or WOR?

W.W. Grainger presently has a consensus price target of $1,069.13, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. Worthington Enterprises has a consensus price target of $59.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.61%. Given W.W. Grainger's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2.17
Worthington Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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 0.9%. Worthington Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. W.W. Grainger pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worthington Enterprises pays out 35.6% 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 raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years.

Is GWW or WOR more profitable?

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 10.99% compared to Worthington Enterprises' net margin of 8.33%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 49.63% beat Worthington Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.W. Grainger	10.99%	49.63%	21.63%
Worthington Enterprises	8.33%	16.66%	9.21%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GWW or WOR?

80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
W.W. Grainger	$17.48B	2.75	$1.91B	$39.41	25.50
Worthington Enterprises	$1.15B	2.76	$96.05M	$1.91	33.44

Summary

W.W. Grainger beats Worthington Enterprises on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.