WOR vs. GWW, X, ATI, CMC, CLF, RDUS, ZEUS, NUE, STLD, and RS
Should you be buying Worthington Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Worthington Enterprises include W.W. Grainger (GWW), United States Steel (X), ATI (ATI), Commercial Metals (CMC), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Radius Recycling (RDUS), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Nucor (NUE), Steel Dynamics (STLD), and Reliance (RS).
Worthington Enterprises vs. Its Competitors
Worthington Enterprises (NYSE:WOR) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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.
In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 19 more articles in the media than Worthington Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 3 mentions for Worthington Enterprises. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Worthington Enterprises' score of 0.47 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
51.6% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Worthington Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Worthington Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Worthington Enterprises pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W.W. Grainger pays out 23.2% 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.
Worthington Enterprises has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Worthington Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.00%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus target price of $1,116.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.34%. Given W.W. Grainger's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe W.W. Grainger is more favorable than Worthington Enterprises.
Summary
W.W. Grainger beats Worthington Enterprises on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WOR) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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