WSO.B vs. TEL, FERG, USFD, PFGC, CNM, REZI, SITE, INGM, AVT, and GMS
Should 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), Resideo Technologies (REZI), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), and GMS (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Watsco vs. Its Competitors
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
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.
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.
TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watsco has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 25 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for TE Connectivity and 4 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Watsco's score of 0.24 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
TE Connectivity presently has a consensus price target of $219.92, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats Watsco on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WSO.B) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
