Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $418.34 -19.15 (-4.38%) As of 09:31 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, WSO.B or TEL? Watsco has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus price target of $197.55, suggesting a potential downside of 5.01%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Is WSO.B or TEL a better dividend stock? Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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 pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WSO.B or TEL? 0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, WSO.B or TEL? 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 RatioWatsco$7.62B2.23$536.29M$13.0432.08TE Connectivity$16.58B3.71$3.19B$4.8343.06 Is WSO.B or TEL 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 Watsco7.08% 16.96% 11.69% TE Connectivity 8.78%20.22%10.61% Does the media favor WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 26 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for TE Connectivity and 2 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Watsco's score of 0.08 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Watsco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TE Connectivity 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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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$16.96B$29.64B$9.43B$21.27BDividend Yield2.76%1.37%1.86%3.52%P/E Ratio32.0826.0116.2929.31Price / Sales2.233.20118.7653.31Price / Cash30.4328.2415.3923.64Price / Book5.269.904.995.38Net Income$536.29M$1.35B$618.69M$996.59M7 Day Performance0.79%0.74%4.44%2.96%1 Month Performance-13.36%-6.93%5.36%2.79%1 Year Performance-13.76%16.44%100.53%12.68% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$418.34-4.4%N/A-14.4%$16.96B$7.62B32.087,280Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTELTE Connectivity4.7155 of 5 stars$203.08-0.3%$197.55-2.7%+36.7%$60.05B$16.58B42.0787,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson2.7287 of 5 stars$232.29+0.5%$220.64-5.0%+12.6%$45.81B$30.21B27.8935,000Trending NewsUSFDUS Foods4.5551 of 5 stars$76.83-0.2%$80.55+4.8%+32.6%$17.30B$38.65B32.8430,000News CoveragePositive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group3.8842 of 5 stars$99.00+0.2%$106.00+7.1%+35.7%$15.50B$63.30B45.6443,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCNMCore & Main1.3545 of 5 stars$64.85+0.0%$60.00-7.5%+29.8%$12.77B$7.44B30.145,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply1.1156 of 5 stars$141.24+0.6%$147.00+4.1%+3.7%$6.32B$4.62B51.678,760Positive NewsREZIResideo Technologies3.1903 of 5 stars$32.35+1.8%$28.00-13.5%+71.5%$4.82B$6.76B-5.9314,600Positive NewsInsider TradeINGMIngram Micro4.2642 of 5 stars$19.39+0.5%$25.79+33.0%N/A$4.56B$47.98B16.7223,500Positive NewsAVTAvnet4.3338 of 5 stars$53.74+0.5%$49.00-8.8%+0.2%$4.50B$22.20B19.6615,462Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGMSGMS2.4469 of 5 stars$109.51+0.0%$101.11-7.7%+19.3%$4.17B$5.51B37.897,113Earnings ReportUpcoming Earnings 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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