Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $399.94 -34.89 (-8.02%) Closing price 03:34 PM EasternExtended Trading$399.94 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock WSO.B vs. TEL, FERG, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, REZI, INGM, AVT, and GMSShould you be buying Watsco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watsco include TE Connectivity (TEL), Ferguson (FERG), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), and GMS (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Watsco vs. Its Competitors TE Connectivity Ferguson US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Resideo Technologies Ingram Micro Avnet GMS TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Is TEL or WSO.B more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Watsco's net margin of 7.08%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 20.22% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TE Connectivity8.78% 20.22% 10.61% Watsco 7.08%16.96%11.69% Does the media favor TEL or WSO.B? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 23 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for TE Connectivity and 5 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Watsco's score of 0.81 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TE Connectivity 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Watsco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity currently has a consensus price target of $199.55, suggesting a potential downside of 7.67%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. Watsco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTE Connectivity$15.85B4.03$3.19B$4.8344.75Watsco$7.62B2.13$536.29M$13.0430.67 Which has more risk and volatility, TEL or WSO.B? TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TEL or WSO.B? 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Watsco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Watsco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is TEL or WSO.B a better dividend stock? TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. TE Connectivity pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watsco pays out 92.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Watsco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSO.B and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSO.B 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 WSO.B vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatscoBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.22B$28.61B$9.32B$21.52BDividend Yield2.98%1.46%1.87%3.50%P/E Ratio30.6726.2317.0929.96Price / Sales2.133.1999.12100.64Price / Cash28.1727.3115.1824.62Price / Book5.2710.674.734.59Net Income$536.29M$1.35B$618.77M$999.97M7 Day Performance1.98%2.55%-0.16%0.91%1 Month Performance-7.76%-1.68%8.57%5.36%1 Year Performance-18.60%9.84%104.86%14.36% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$399.94-8.0%N/A-18.1%$16.22B$7.62B30.677,280News CoverageGap DownTELTE Connectivity4.4688 of 5 stars$208.09+0.1%$199.55-4.1%+49.0%$61.49B$16.58B43.0887,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson3.384 of 5 stars$226.87-4.5%$221.00-2.6%+11.5%$44.83B$30.21B27.2935,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownUSFDUS Foods4.3111 of 5 stars$78.06-0.3%$81.27+4.1%+28.8%$17.57B$37.88B33.3530,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PFGCPerformance Food Group4.2139 of 5 stars$104.25-0.7%$109.67+5.2%+43.2%$16.32B$63.30B48.0443,000Positive NewsCNMCore & Main3.4502 of 5 stars$49.43-25.8%$63.40+28.3%+16.7%$9.75B$7.44B23.005,700High Trading VolumeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.5605 of 5 stars$142.20-6.4%$147.00+3.4%-7.1%$6.35B$4.54B51.928,760Analyst UpgradeREZIResideo Technologies3.7968 of 5 stars$35.65-1.9%$28.00-21.5%+116.4%$5.32B$6.76B-6.5414,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpINGMIngram Micro3.842 of 5 stars$20.420.0%$25.79+26.3%N/A$4.79B$50.18B17.6023,500AVTAvnet4.2959 of 5 stars$53.08-0.5%$49.00-7.7%+5.0%$4.43B$22.20B19.4314,869Positive NewsGMSGMS2.5087 of 5 stars$109.960.0%$101.11-8.0%+21.3%$4.20B$5.48B42.297,113 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TE Connectivity Alternatives Ferguson Alternatives US Foods Alternatives Performance Food Group Alternatives Core & Main Alternatives SiteOne Landscape Supply Alternatives Resideo Technologies Alternatives Ingram Micro Alternatives Avnet Alternatives GMS 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:WSO.B) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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